FORT MYERS, Fla. - A WINK News exclusive: new details in the possible cure for cancer.

On Sunday night, "60 Minutes" re-broadcast their profile of Sanibel resident John Kanzius, which originally aired in April.

WINK News talked with John Kanzius Sunday night over the phone. In the conversation, we learned this is just the beginning, and some incredible advancements have been made in the past few months.

"That piece was shot in January. The research is so far ahead that piece I look at it in amazement," John Kanzius said.

John Kanzius is part-time Sanibel resident. He suffers from leukemia and despite having no medical background or college degree, he has made it his personal mission to fight cancer and help others.

WINK News has been there, along for the ride, following Kanzius' medical research.

Using a machine he built in his garage, Kanzius discovered a way to harness radio waves to target and destroy cancer cells.

His invention caught the eye of some of the top cancer researchers in the world, who are now testing the approach in animals.

Kanzius told us in April, the first round of testing had been hugely successful, destroying all cancer cells in a matter of seconds; leaving healthy cells intact with no side effects.

"Right now we have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the process works, that the nannoparticles within the cancer cells release so much heat so quickly that the cancer cells die almost instantaneously," Kanzius said about the testing.

Now human trials are about to get underway, including here Fort Myers.

Lee Memorial is one of only five sites chosen worldwide to conduct the testing.

Kanzius sent us pictures of his machine modified for human testing.

"That particular medical device... it targets every cancer cell in the blood stream... or migrated to another organ," Kanzius said.

Kanzius and researchers initially believed human trials for the breakthrough cancer treatment would begin in 2 and a half to three years.

Now Kanzius tells us they may begin much earlier, possibly in just a year or two.

For more details about Kanzius' research go to: www.kanziuscancerresearch.org