"Cure" for Cervical Cancer Found

The Universiti Putra of Malaysia (UPM) claimed that they've found the "cure" for cervical cancer. A local herbal plant "lempoyang" (zingziber zerumbet) is said to be able to "cure" the second most common cancer to inflict women in Malaysia.

However, the Ministry of Health had expressed its displeasure at the announcement made by the university because the discovery hadn't gone through the proper clinical tests.

In their excitement at the discovery of the potent properties of the herbal plant, the UPM made the announcement without approval from the proper authorities namely the Ministry of Health.

UPM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Radin Umar supported the researchers' move to publicize the discovery because he felt that this would help many who suffer from the disease.

But the Ministry didn't want to give false hopes to those who may or may not benefit from the discovery since it hasn't been fully tested clinically.

It is quite presumptuous of the university to publicize the discovery when they've only just tested the plant on lab rats and have not yet done a clinical study on humans.

What if the plant only react to animals and not humans? That would dash the hopes of many who thought that the "cure" to cervical cancer has been found.

It would be encouraging to those suffering from cervical cancer to know that a "cure" for their disease has been found but if the promise doesn't materialize then, the dashed hopes would be more devastating not only to the sufferers but also to the families affected.