Cannabis compound slows breast cancer.

[lonestarnot]

Study: Pot compound slows breast cancerRAW STORY
Published: Monday December 3, 2007

A compound found in marijuana has been shown to prevent breast cancer, according to researchers in San Francisco.
A new study finds that properties of cannabis slows breast cancer by preventing cells from taking destructive paths of growth.

"New hope for patients with aggressive breast cancer may come in the form of an isolated compound found in cannabis, researchers say. KNTV's Marianne Favro reports."

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Excerpts from KNTV:

The study, released in the medical journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, discovered that the CBD compound found in cannabis can slow the activity of a gene that causes the spread of cancer cells.


http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Study_Pot_slows_breast_cancer_1203.html

[Bozita]

1. Cut the DEA's budget. Triple the FDA's.

Life is real important to the fundies.

Wonder what they'd say to my suggestion.

[lonestarnot]

2. Well if it's any consolation, I like it!

[Bozita]

3. I wanna see medical MJ growing on the hospital's lawn.

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. Oh, those women probably go out and get breast cancer on purpose

just so they can get high from shootin' marrywanna.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. No more mammograms?

:woohoo:

[lonestarnot]

7. LOL

:rofl:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. 3rd rec here

thanks for posting this.

[lonestarnot]

8. wilkcome.

[Ghost in the Machine]

9. Save Your Boobies - Smoke Some Doobies!

:hi:

[Rageneau]

10. It works for other cancers too.

One day, (if we survive) the world will look back on these War on Drugs, War on Terror days as the modern Dark Ages.

[killbotfactory]

11. I'm sure it's only effective in patented pill form

:eyes:

[seafan]

12. Encouraging research.

Study: Pot compound slows breast cancer, December 3, 2007

A (CBD) compound found in marijuana has been shown to prevent breast cancer, according to researchers in San Francisco.
A new study finds that properties of cannabis slows breast cancer by preventing cells from taking destructive paths of growth.

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CBD is not like THC, found in marijuana, and can be used without the psychoactive side effects of marijuana so its use does not violate anti-drug laws, according to researchers.

Researchers remind patients that, "this is not a recommendation for people with breast cancer to smoke marijuana," because the levels of CBD necessary for treatment are not attainable through smoking marijuana, according to researchers.