Clincal studies regarding the medicinal properties of marijuan have been going on for over 30 years. We are only now beginning to see the numerous medicinal benefits that the plant has to offer and the results are amazing. It looks like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main ingredient found in marijuana, can do more than just cause an increase in the appetites of cancer patients. In fact, recent studies released by Harvard show that marijuana can cut lung cancer tumor growth in half, which also completely stops the spread of cancerous cells to any other part of the body. Mice used in the 2007 Harvard study also showed “about a 60 percent reduction in cancer lesions on the lungs in these mice as well as a significant reduction in protein markers associated with cancer progression.” Marijuana has also shown “anti-tumoral” properties for those suffering from skin cancer and brain cancer. Researchers in Spain have shown that THC actually makes brain cancer cells feed on themselves, essentially killing the brain tumor completely. Two patients suffering from glioblastoma multiforme, perhaps the most aggressive form of brain cancer, enrolled in a study in which THC was used to treat the tumor. Amazingly, both patients showed a reduction in tumor growth and neither showed any toxic effects from the marijuana/THC. We are beginning to see more and more medical breakthroughs coming from marijuana/THC and unfortunately the powers that be continue to ignore them…for now anyway…
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/brain-cancer/news/20090401/marijuana-chemical-may-fight-brain-cancer
http://www.nowpublic.com/thc_marijuana_helps_cure_cancer_says_harvard_study
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