I just heard an incredible story about the cancer-fighting abilities of an Asian herb. This herb is known for its ability to fight malaria. But in recent years, researchers have found that it fights cancer as well. As you may know, many cancer drugs fight tumors by inducing apoptosis. Apoptosis is a fancy name for programmed cell death. Normal cells go through apoptosis when they start to fail. But cancer cells are unique. They don’t go through apoptosis. That’s why it’s so hard to kill cancer — the cells don’t want to die. So the idea behind the drugs is to help the tumor cells die. Unfortunately, these drugs also have terrible side effects.
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