Already researchers have proven that key chemical ingredients in
marijuana were found effective in fighting against colon cancer, liver
cancer, breast cancer and several other forms of the disease.
The US government has thrown its weight behind claims that cannabis kills cancer cells.
This
is coming after conspiracy theorists and creditable scientists have
previously argued that smoking or ingesting the herb can have medicinal
benefits.
Health
researchers for the US government claim that cannabinoids - the active
ingredients in cannabis - can inhibit the illness by causing cell death
and blocking key blood vessels needed by tumours to grow.
Already
researchers have proven that key chemical ingredients in marijuana were
found effective in fighting against colon cancer, liver cancer, breast
cancer and several other forms of the disease.
It was also suggested that cannabinoids can boost the effectiveness of chemotherapy - without any of the nasty side effects.
It
is also said that case studies in mice and rats show cannabinoids may
be able to kill cancer cells - while still protecting normal cells.
A
health researcher on the US government's Cancer.org website claimed:
"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."
Cancer kills up to 20,000 people worldwide every day, according to global health estimates.
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