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Friday, September 07, 2018 9:34:57 PM
Cannabinoids kill cancer cells. More and more studies are showing this.
One of the more recent studies funded by the U.S. government that has shifted their view was conducted in 2014 in the United Kingdom at St. George’s University in London. This study focused on the effects of THC and CBD and how they reacted with various types of cancer cells. During the research study, it was discovered that both THC and CBD did cause certain types of cancer cells to become weakened, which made them more susceptible to radiation therapies.
One particular area included in the study was the effects marijuana would have on brain cancers, many of which are often fatal. The study concluded the use of marijuana, along with radiation therapy, reduced the number of cancer cells and was an effective treatment.
Further research included using extracts from entire marijuana plants and administering the extracts to mice with cancerous cells and tumors. The study on the mice showed those that were administered the marijuana extracts responded better to radiation therapies, as the marijuana weakened the cancer cells.
Due to the positive results from this study, the federal government updated the U.S. Department of Health’s National Cancer Institute’s website in May 2016 to include a page specifically about marijuana (cannabis) under its Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) section.
Specifically, Section 6 was updated to reflect the findings in laboratory studies.
The new information from the 2014 research study was included to reflect the potential marijuana has for helping weaken aggressive cancer cells and making them easier to kill, specifically under the “Antitumor Activity” subsection.
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