Cannabis Compound Can Potentially Fight Metastatic Breast Cancer
November 26, 2007 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
CBD, a compound found in Cannabis Sativa (or marijuana) may prove to be effective in helping stop the spread of breast cancer cells throughout the body.
Such were the findings by scientists at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute. CBD could be the first non-toxic agent to show promise in treating metastatic forms of breast cancer.
According to Sean D. McAllister, Ph.D., a cancer researcher at CPMCRI and the lead author of the study:
“Right now we have a limited range of options in treating aggressive forms of cancer. Those treatments, such as chemotherapy, can be effective but they can also be extremely toxic and difficult for patients.
This compound offers the hope of a non-toxic therapy that could achieve the same results without any of the painful side effects.”
In the said study, CBD was used to inhibit the activity of a gene called Id-1, the gene which is believed to be responsible for the aggressive spread of cancer cells throughout the body, away from the original tumor site.
WOW. There is great potential here.
Imagine: non-toxic chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer.
Find more details from California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (a pdf file).
