Have Israeli scientists found a cure for cancer?

This is Jim Denison's daily article for Wednesday, January 30th, 2019.

My mother died of cancer, as did my wife's father.

Our older son survived cancer only through surgery and intensive radiation.

Since cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world,

chances are good that you

have been touched personally by this terrible disease as well.

Now comes an astounding announcement from a team of Israeli scientists.

They might have discovered the first true cure for cancer.

One of them told the Jerusalem Post, we believe we will offer in a year's time a complete cure for cancer.

He added, our cancer cure will be affected from day one, will last a duration of a few weeks,

and will have no or minimal side effects at a much lower cost than most other treatments on the

market. The scientists describe their discovery as a kind of cancer antibiotic.

It uses a combination of compounds called peptides that kill cancer cells in a way that is

unaffected by mutations.

Their treatment attacks cancer stem cells and targets cancer cells so specifically that

side effects are minimized.

It can also be tailored to the specific cancer it is fighting. The company will soon begin clinical trials that could be completed within a few years,

and would make the treatment available for specific cases.

As a medical officer with the American Cancer Society notes,

it is far too soon to know that this revolutionary treatment is the cure its developers hope it will be.

But imagine for a moment that

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