In July 2015, Illinois resident Darren Miller went to the hospital with a variety of unusual symptoms. After an open-heart surgery that occurred a few days later, on his 50th birthday, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and told he only had six months to live. Yet, six months later, Miller proved doctors […]
Tag: Cancer
Medical Marijuana As A Potential Breast Cancer Treatment
Marijuana Marijuana is the name given to the dried buds of Cannabis sativa plant. For centuries, marijuana has been used for herbal remedies for various illnesses. Components of Marijuana The components of marijuana have been studied and in-depth research is ongoing to prove whether it can be used in cancer treatment. Research has revealed that […]
NSW: Medicinal Cannabis Trial For Cancer Patients To Start At Calvary Mater Hospital
Newcastle’s Calvary Mater Hospital will be involved in a world-first clinical trial into the effects of medicinal cannabis on the appetites of cancer patients. Researchers are now recruiting palliative care cancer patients in Sydney and Newcastle for the trial of vapourised cannabis flower buds. Professor Richard Chye, director of the Sacred Heart Palliative Care Service […]
Medical Marijuana As A Potential Breast Cancer Treatment
Marijuana Marijuana is the name given to the dried buds of Cannabis sativa plant. For centuries, marijuana has been used for herbal remedies for various illnesses. Components of Marijuana The components of marijuana have been studied and in-depth research is ongoing to prove whether it can be used in cancer treatment. Research has revealed that […]
NSW: Medicinal Cannabis Trial For Cancer Patients To Start At Calvary Mater Hospital
Newcastle’s Calvary Mater Hospital will be involved in a world-first clinical trial into the effects of medicinal cannabis on the appetites of cancer patients. Researchers are now recruiting palliative care cancer patients in Sydney and Newcastle for the trial of vapourised cannabis flower buds. Professor Richard Chye, director of the Sacred Heart Palliative Care Service […]
Cervical Cancer Treatment – Cannabis Triggers Cancer ‘Suicide’
Women may soon use marijuana for cervical cancer treatment. New study suggests the drug contains a chemical compound that could encourage cancer cells to kill themselves. Researchers at North-West University in South Africa found marijuana has anti-carcinogenic properties potentially effective for cervical cancer treatment. They found cannabidiol (CBD) triggered the process called apoptosis or cell […]
Cannabis And Cancer
With ever-increasing costs of conventional healthcare, and continuing issues with insurance coverage, alternative medicine is growing in popularity. Inasmuch as it is still officially denigrated, cannabis is about as “alternative” as it gets. This, despite no shortage of historic references to cannabis, or its extract marijuana (prepared from the dried and crushed flowers and leaves […]
Man In Race Against Cancer Leads Japanese Fight For Medical Use Of Marijuana
One afternoon earlier this month, Masamitsu Yamamoto showed up at the Tokyo District Court to attend a session of his criminal trial for an alleged violation of the Cannabis Control Law. The 58-year-old resident of Kanagawa Prefecture, however, does not fit the typical profile of a drug case defendant. The former restaurant chef has advanced […]
Marijuana To Fight Skin Cancer In Major Human Trial
One of the world’s first large, controlled trials of cannabis for melanoma launches in Australia Marijuana is being called in to fight one of the world’s deadliest, scariest killers – a type of cancer caused by your next summer vacation. Researchers at the University of Canberra have announced a $ 1 million research project with […]
Texas: Autism, PTSD, Cancer Next Medical Marijuana Targets
Medical marijuana advocates in Texas are quietly planning their next moves. “We’re getting serious, folks,” Amy Lou Fawell told a few dozen activists, most of them political novices, gathered for a Monday strategy session at the Texas Capitol. What the patients, veterans and volunteers may lack in lobbying experience, they make up in passion. “This […]