What If Cannabis Cured Cancer?

[Eugene Shubert]

The larger context

There seems to be a respectable number of scientists and physicians that believe that many cancers might be cured by simply eating Cannabidiol rich marijuana or by taking CBD derived from medicinal hemp. The website of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov) acknowledges the following facts:

Have any preclinical (laboratory or animal) studies been conducted using Cannabis or cannabinoids?

Preclinical studies of cannabinoids have investigated the following activities:

Antitumor activity

• Studies in mice and rats have shown that cannabinoids may inhibit tumor growth by causing cell death, blocking cell growth, and blocking the development of blood vessels needed by tumors to grow. Laboratory and animal studies have shown that cannabinoids may be able to kill cancer cells while protecting normal cells.
  
  
• A study in mice showed that cannabinoids may protect against inflammation of the colon and may have potential in reducing the risk of colon cancer, and possibly in its treatment.
  
  
• A laboratory study of delta-9-THC in hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) cells showed that it damaged or killed the cancer cells. The same study of delta-9-THC in mouse models of liver cancer showed that it had antitumor effects. Delta-9-THC has been shown to cause these effects by acting on molecules that may also be found in non-small cell lung cancer cells and breast cancer cells.
  
  
• A laboratory study of cannabidiol in estrogen receptor positive and estrogen receptor negative breast cancer cells showed that it caused cancer cell death while having little effect on normal breast cells.

Here are the most authoritative videos and links on the cancer fighting properties of medicinal marijuana that I've encountered to date.































Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants - United States Patent # 6,630,507

Cannabinoids: Potential Anticancer Agents by Manuel Guzmán

Antitumor activity of plant cannabinoids with emphasis on the effect of cannabidiol on human breast carcinoma

Antitumor effects of cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid, on human glioma cell lines

Ongoing clinical trials with cannabidiol

Clinical studies with cannabis or single cannabinoids in different diseases and case reports on the use of cannabis by patients

Cannabinoids: potential anticancer agents

Science: Cannabidiol inhibits tumour growth in leukaemia and breast cancer in animal studies

Cannabinoids induce apoptosis of pancreatic tumor cells via endoplasmic reticulum stress-related genes

Marijuana takes on colon cancer

Cannabinoids including THC, induce apoptosis in leukemic cells

Cannabinoids: novel medicines for the treatment of Huntington's disease





"A significant number of anecdotal observations have accumulated that suggest people suffering from a variety of cancers appear to have been cured by ingesting what is known as Rick Simpson's hemp oil." - Dr. Melamede, President & CEO, Cannabis Science / University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.















RUN FROM THE CURE - The Rick Simpson Story (All 7 segments in 58 minutes)















Prostate Cancer Cured with Cannabis Oil - Part 1

Prostate Cancer Cured with Cannabis Oil - Part 2

The American College of Physicians (ACP) "encourages the use of non-smoked forms of THC (the main psychoactive element in marijuana)"

[Eugene Shubert]

A warning for the naïve and unsuspecting

Pure THC is bad. High levels of cannabidiol are good.



http://norml.org/component/zoo/category/marinol-vs-natural-cannabis

The Controversy of Cannabis

[Eugene Shubert]

The claim that cancer patients that took vitamin C had a mean survival time of 300 days longer than that of controls is not comparable to claims of complete cancer remission due to cannabinoids. http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRel ... cer/c.html

Clearly, the original claims by Dr. Linus Pauling regarding vitamin C are far from what can be called an alternative cancer cure. So why are so many medical practitioners touting the benefits of intravenous vitamin C as a promising cancer treatment? Are they merely trying a random yet plausible supplementary approach or are they exploiting a profitable fashion trend? Where is the compelling anecdotal or scientific evidence that demonstrates the benefits of intravenous vitamin C?

Perhaps there are good reasons for skeptics to believe that intravenous vitamin C has no therapeutic effect for any known disease but what study disputes the effectiveness of cannabis, cannabinoids, or marijuana on cancer?















Indisputably therefore, merely slowing down the rapid proliferation of cancer cells by 50% and relying on a single therapy will be disastrously insufficient for most persons.

[Eugene Shubert]

Forks Over Knives is an inspiring, must see documentary on the healing properties of a simple plant-based diet:



http://www.backtoedenfilm.com

[Eugene Shubert]

Cannabis Science Reports: National Cancer Institute Updates Confirm Successful Cancer Treatments With Medical Cannabis

The link points to an interesting article. Here’s a brief excerpt:

Cannabis Science, Inc. (OTCBB:CBIS), a pioneering US biotech company developing pharmaceutical cannabis products, is pleased to report a government released update on cancer treatments using medical cannabis (marijuana), updated March 17, 2011, summarizing how the treatment of cancer with cannabinoids goes beyond the simple treatment of symptoms and side effects by exhibiting possible direct antitumor activities.

Robert Melamede, Ph.D., Cannabis Science's CEO stated, "… cannabinoids have profound cancer-killing and anti-metastatic properties. There is strong scientific support, demonstrated in tissue culture and animal studies, of the potent cancer killing properties of cannabinoids for such deadly cancers as glioma, lung cancer, breast and prostate cancer, leukemias and lymphomas, and as well as skin cancers.

Currently the federal government prohibitionist position on cannabis is hindering the medical community by delaying vitally important clinical cannabis research. I was quite elated when I recently saw that the NCI posted on their webpage "In the practice of integrative oncology, the health care provider may recommend medicinal Cannabis not only for symptom management but also for its possible direct antitumor effect." I foolishly thought that finally there would be official recognition of the modern peer reviewed science that shows the cancer killing properties of cannabinoids. Sadly, this statement was removed, without comment, within hours of its posting."

Dr. Melamede goes on to say "Clinical trials are desperately needed. Cannabis Science is actively working on arrangements that will allow us to perform the necessary clinical trials to verify, or not, the numerous anecdotal reports demonstrating what appears to be cancer cures. These observations are occurring with greater frequency since numerous states have legalized the medical use of cannabis.

[Eugene Shubert]

Yale study: Alcohol’s gateway effect much larger than marijuana’s

A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR MR BOWER FROM DR PATRICE RICHARD
Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
St Louis Hospital, Paris

A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR MR BOWER FROM PROF. MANUEL GUZMAN
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I
School of Biology, Complutense University
28040 Madrid, Spain

A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR MR BOWER FROM Dr. ROBERT MELAMEDE
Associate Professor & Biology Chairman (ret)
Biology Department, University of Colorado