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Marijuana components have been found to inhibit the growth of the most common, and aggressive form of brain tumor, a glioblastoma, according to a study published 1-6-10 in the latest journal of Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.
The study was done at the California Pacific Medical Center by researchers who combined a non-psychoactive ingredient of marijauna, cannabidiol (CBD), with Δ9-tetrahyrdocannabinol (Δ9-THC), the primary psychoactive ingredient in Cannabis. The findings demonstrated the inhibitory effect of these two ingredients on brain cancer cells when used together.
"Previous studies had shown that Δ9-THC was effective in inhibiting brain cancer growth in cell cultures and in animal models and prompted a small clinical trial in Spain. There is also evidence that other compounds in Cannabis might prove effective against tumors, but limited scientific evidence is available," the report stated.
The report cites Dr. McAllister as stating: “Compared to using Δ9-THC alone against glioblastoma cell lines, the combination therapy of Δ9-THC and CBD showed a significant improvement in activity, both in slowing down the growth of those cells and also, and perhaps more importantly, in doubling the number of cancer cells which underwent apoptosis or programmed cell death." Newswise
See abstract from Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
Of course, this doesn't mean that you should go out, and smoke your brains out if you are suffering from a brain tumor because the amount you would need to be clinically effective could not be obtained from lighting up some joints. However, the research is promising, and may give hope in the near future to people who develop this particularly lethal form of cancer.
If you or a loved one needs help with any type of drug problem, contact these sites depending on where you live. SEMCA (Wayne County residents), CARE (Macomb County residents), PACE (Oakland County residents), Drug Free Detroit (City of Detroit residents). For those residing outside the State of Michigan, contact SAMHSA for assistance.
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Comments
Jct: They keep pointing out that marijuana has mor tars and carcinogens than tobacco and yet tobacco kills 400,000US and marihuana kills 0. The only reason the more dangerous smoke doesn't cause cancer is that there is something else in it that inhibits the growth...
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