AKAR BAJAKAH, Need Scientific Evidence

To be a cure for cancer, Akar Bajakah still needs scientific proof, especially in the medical field. Some scientists and nutritionists in Indonesia criticize the discovery of cancer drugs from akar bajakah studied by high school students in Central Kalimantan, precisely in the city of Palangkaraya. Akar Bajakah is tested on mice, while trials on mice and humans are different. So far the only claim to cure cancer by drinking the root of piracy is only a few people. So it is not a strong claim that some people used as the basis for claims of "success" action or treatment. A testimonial is a testimony based on individual experience. It can be said that Testimonials are very fragile and cannot be accounted for as being able to represent all populations. An experience is very biased. What is good and right for someone is not necessarily good and right for others.

the medical field based its knowledge with clinical trials and proof based on scientific methodology. On that basis, the required test subjects must be homogeneous and not only sourced from one trial sample. This is what is called evidence based. Then what is evidence based medicine? Evidence based medicine is an approach to medical practice intended to optimize decision-making by emphasizing the use of evidence from well-designed and well-conducted research.

The medical field based its knowledge with evidence based. That is, claims of truth must be through testing, verification, according to the rules of scientific methodology. The number of subjects, samples, is calculated according to the type of study. Evidence based medicine also has a hierarchy.

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Not all types of studies have the same value. So, expert opinion alone is still weak.

Efficacy of akar bajakah as a cancer drug takes a long or long process to ascertain the true benefits of cancer treatment in humans. However, we can hope that the initial findings and tests conducted by the two students are indeed true, and can be continued until they are realized in human breast cancer.