Cancer is one of the number one causes of death and even with the chem o and radiation treatments it’s often hard to win a battle with cancer. But, is there a better treatment that is being used? If there something to reduce the pain and increase survival ratings for victims?
The answer could just be marijuana! The first documentation of marijuana’s anti-cancer effects actually came from experimentation done almost 35 years ago! A study conducted at the Medical College of Virginia resulted in findings that marijuana slowed the growth of many types of cancer and prolonged lives by up to 36%.
marijuana plant growing outside
You would think that the study results encouraged more research and would have led to the plant being used in cancer treatments. The government denied the authorization for any more testing to be done for almost twenty years. When in the mid 90′s a “secret” clinical trial ended with the same results.
Since then the U.S. government hasn’t authorized any more clinical trials or experiments to work toward using marijuana for medical purposes. However, in other countries scientists are still reporting that marijuana can stop the spread of numerous types of cancer.
The THC found in marijuana has an amazing ability to seek and destroy cancer cells while virtually ignoring the healthy cells. And, one of the really great benefits is that marijuana is far less toxin and damaging to the body than commonly used treatments such as chemo and radiation!
In recent years some states have made it legal for doctors to prescribe marijuana to cancer patients to help with the pain and the nausea associated with the treatments. But, some states still haven’t allowed this amazing drug to be used as a treatment.
THC has been found to help reduce breast cancer, lung cancer, brain cancer and leukemia among many other cancers. The THC found in marijuana works to block the protein that blood vessels need to grow. Cancer tumors need a well stocked blood supply to grow, so THC literally takes away the “food” that tumors need thus stunting their growth!
Written by Connie Corder, Copyright 2010 BestOfAllTopics.com
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