cancer

Marijuana Proven Effective in Treating Different Types of Cancers

jeremiah — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:59:05 -0700

Marijuana opponents in the federal government are up against the wall and the wall is crumbling. The feds have fought marijuana use for decades, disregarding its medicinal applications, in a senseless war against the herb.

The demonized killer weed is turning out to be anything but that. As myths about this ancient herb are dispelled, scientists are using it to treat everything from chemotherapy-induced nausea to different cancers.

Cannabis Chemicals May Help Fight Prostate Cancer

jeremiah — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:54:32 -0700

Prostate cancer viewed through a microscope.Chemicals in cannabis have been found to stop prostate cancer cells from growing in the laboratory, suggesting that cannabis-based medicines could one day help fight the disease, scientists said Wednesday.

After working initially with human cancer cell lines, Ines Diaz-Laviada and colleagues from the University of Alcala in Madrid also tested one compound on mice and discovered it produced a significant reduction in tumor growth.

Long-Term Marijuana Use Associated With Reduced Risk Of Head And Neck Cancer

jeremiah — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:49:56 -0700

The moderate long-term use of marijuana is associated with a reduced risk of head and neck cancers, according to the results of a population-based case-control study published online by the journal Cancer Prevention Research.

Marijuana Use Reduces Risk of Head and Neck Cancer

jeremiah — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:46:57 -0700

Pot is an Anti-Cancer Drug

Loretta Nall — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:39:15 -0700

Lew Rockwell is running a great piece on one of the newest studies on the anti-cancer properties of Cannabis.

Go Read Pot is an Anti-Cancer Drug

New Study Shows Marijuana Helps In Battle Against Cancer

jeremiah — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:10:17 -0700

The main chemical in marijuana appears to aid in the destruction of brain cancer cells, offering hope for future anti-cancer therapies, researchers in Spain wrote in a study released Thursday.

The authors from the Complutense University in Madrid, working with scientists from other universities, found that the active component of marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), causes cancer cells to undergo a process called autophagy -- the breakdown that occurs when the cell essentially self-digests.

Media Hysterics About Supposed Cancer Link Nothing New

jeremiah — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:13:25 -0800

It must have been a slow news day. According to Google News, more than 750 media outlets — that’s 7-5-0, folks — have now weighed in on this week’s pot scare story du jour: “Smoking marijuana causes testicular cancer.” So is there any truth behind the provocative headline? Some, but hardly enough to justify the media’s feeding frenzy.

Cannabis Compound Stops Spread of Breast Cancer: Medical Research Study

karlis — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

More and more studies prove cannabis fights cancerA compound of the marijuana plant may prevent aggressive breast cancers from spreading throughout the body, new research from the United States suggests.

Nova Scotia Marijuana "Cancer Cure" Grower Rick Simpson Found Guilty

karlis — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

The last plant left behind after the raidAMHERST - Just because some "idiotic law" says he has to won't stop Rickey Simpson from treating his patients suffering from illnesses such as cancer with cannabis oil. "People have proven to me once again they have total lack of common sense.

Marijuana Compound THC May Fight Lung Cancer

karlis — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700

While smoking marijuana is never good for the lungs, the active ingredient in pot may help fight lung cancer, new research shows. Harvard University researchers have found that, in both laboratory and mouse studies, delta-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cuts tumor growth in half in common lung cancer while impeding the cancer's ability to spread.