'Cannabis' may halt breast cancer?

Question

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7098340.stm

A compound found in cannabis may stop breast cancer spreading throughout the body, US scientists believe.
The California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute team are hopeful that cannabidiol or CBD could be a non-toxic alternative to chemotherapy.
Unlike cannabis, CBD does not have any psychoactive properties so its use would not violate laws, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics reports.
The authors stressed that they were not suggesting patients smoke marijuana.
They added that it would be highly unlikely that effective concentrations of CBD could be reached by smoking cannabis

whats your take on this

cowboydoc - the info is from the link

Answer 1

Cannabis MAY halt breast cancer. May is a small 3 letter word that means it could or it couldn't. These researchers have to stop sending out mixed messages.

This is what certain researchers say about Cannabis

Cannabis can give you schizophrenia

Cannabis is ok in moderation for illnesses like MS

Cannabis can lead on to harder drugs

Cannabis may halt breast cancer

etc etc etc

All these mixed messages do not help anyone

Answer 2

Very interesting. Cannabis, like all members of the plant world, has hundreds if not thousands of phytochemicals present. I think it's very exciting that some of these plant chemicals may be effective in treating, or even curing, many of our health ailments. For example, several studies have found chemicals in cinnamon to be effective in normalizing blood sugar thereby possibly preventing or controlling diabetes. I say research away you scientists.

Answer 3

the probabilities of breast maximum cancers at 14 are as on the brink of 0 as makes little or no distinction. Breast maximum cancers is fairly much wonderful in under 20s and under 0.a million% of all those clinically determined with breast maximum cancers are under 30. maximum (80%) are over 50. the yank maximum cancers Society and different maximum cancers companies recommend that girls folk initiate breast self-examination on the age of 20. while i replaced into clinically determined with breast maximum cancers i replaced into classed as 'youthful'; i replaced into 50. What you describe at the instant are not warning signs of breast maximum cancers. you could not carry a breast lump on your hands like a zit or a boil, that's probable what this lump is. And the flaking is probable to be a epidermis concern. in spite of if it replaced right into a breast lump, maximum breast lumps at the instant are not cancerous - even in women folk over 50. And at your age, while your breasts are nevertheless turning out to be and arising, any modifications consisting of lumps are fairly much easily hormonal. so as you're in an age team the place the probabilities of breast maximum cancers are lots smaller than the probabilities of being struck two times by utilising lightning, and as you haven't got breast maximum cancers warning signs - you will desire to provide up demanding. in case your mum has made a doctor's appointment, properly and robust - the wellbeing practitioner would be waiting to reassure you. If not, have a notice with your college nurse; she would be able for use to females having concerns like this and could be waiting to reassure you. Oh, and we at the instant are not all born with maximum cancers. maximum cancers happens while widespread cells replace so as that they improve in an out of control way. This out of control advance motives a tumour to form. the thought that all of us have cancerous cells witing for some thing to set off them is thoroughly incorrect

Answer 4

Really Kamaran, I wish you'd check your facts once again. I see you as a student, a young one, trying to keep up in the adult world. " Cannabis" or "pot" has so many compounds that there is no way any lab can put a finger on any one and say "this is it" I worked in a medical lab and have a degree from three Universities and I know what "pot" does.

Answer 5

Have heard it can be good for some physical illnesses, like MS, but then Cannabis also causes mental health problems

Answer 6

Hmmmm, given that in the UK cannabis is usually smoked mixed with tobacco, I'm not sure I would like to risk my respiratory health by checking this one out!

Answer 7

the comment cannabis leads on to harder drugs i do not believe it all depends on the user and i am stating this as a none user who noes users i have many friends that have smoked weed and no gone on to harder drugs it depends on the person. weed is not a physical addiction it is an emotion addiction therefor the people that smoke cannabis are likely to have a mental health/ emotional health problems anyway.
but to the question good any improvement on cancer treatment is a good one....i hope it leads on to more breakthroughs

Answer 8

I find that hard to believe if the drug is smoked and inhaled.

The Herpes Virus kills cancer cells. I know that for a fact. They just don't advertise it, and it can't be used on all types.

Answer 9

It would appear that more and more we are finding cures in plants, Not always in their natural state but certainly containing the necessary chemicals within.
God has provided all we have to do is look.

Answer 10

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