Cannabis article from Cancer Network

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Momine
Momine Member Posts: 7,859
edited May 2016 in Complementary and Holistic Medicine and Treatment

This is an overview of the use of cannabis in cancer treatment, from the online platform of the journal Oncology.

http://www.cancernetwork.com/oncology-journal/using-medical-cannabis-oncology-practice?GUID=3855408E-B854-4489-B21F-686220D9F1A9&XGUID=&rememberme=1&ts=19052016

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  • SelenaWolf
    SelenaWolf Member Posts: 1,724
    edited May 2016

    Pretty much what I have encountered researching this issue. Hopefully, they'll find something definitive either way.



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  • artistatheart
    artistatheart Member Posts: 2,176
    edited May 2016

    I think that article for the most part was fairly positive in the direction research may be headed and validated the general feeling that cannabis has a place in cancer therapy.

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited May 2016

    Artist, yes, absolutely. I think it does a good job of summing up where the science stands, what sort of uses have proved helpful, and what sort of uses are still only hypothesis.

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  • Husband11
    Husband11 Member Posts: 2,264
    edited May 2016

    Definitely need more research. There is a (near?) complete lack of human trials in answering the big question as to whether or not it affects cancer itself. Anyone know of any legit human research results on this topic?

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  • artistatheart
    artistatheart Member Posts: 2,176
    edited May 2016

    I do not Timothy, only hearsay from some books, articles, and some personal "testimony". I am pretty careful about ingesting anything new without definitive proof of benefit. However, I would feel pretty comfortable using CBD if and when I need pain relief, appetite stimulation or if it proved to help me with anxiety. If it happens to help with tumors, so much the better!

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  • pipers_dream
    pipers_dream Member Posts: 618
    edited May 2016

    My understanding is that the reason we don't know more at this point is because of the difficulty of medical labs obtaining marijuana, and the stuff the govt will let them have is often poor quality.

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited May 2016

    Piper, I have seen this rumor going around the web, but I have not actually seen anything about it from actual researchers, and I have seen quite a lot of cannabis research of various kinds.

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  • JohnSmith
    JohnSmith Member Posts: 651
    edited May 2016

    Just published: "Cannabis use linked to gene mutation"
    http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-05-cannabis-linked-gene-mutation.html

    Excerpt:
    - Scientists from The University of Western Australia have identified how using cannabis can alter a person's DNA structure, causing mutations which can expose them to serious illnesses, and be passed on to their children and several future generations.
    - the mutations passed on by a father's sperm can cause serious and fatal illnesses in their children.

    Science version of the news: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0027510716300574

    Interesting.
    My wife's father was a regular cannabis smoker and made Cheech & Chong look like Saints. He was definitely getting high - before, during and after the conception of my wife in the late 1960's.
    This research obviously needs more validation, but if true, it certainly could be a contributing factor to my wife's cancers (lymphoma as a teenager and today's breast cancer battle) and explain thousands of other cancers today.

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  • Fallleaves
    Fallleaves Member Posts: 806
    edited May 2016

    This is theoretical research based on an analysis of the literature and other people's research. They didn't actually do a study that proved anything. I'm sure there ARE many chemicals (natural and man made) that cause mutations. Very hard to pin it on one thing, though, since we are all exposed to so many different things. And I wonder how marijuana would rank compared to tobacco in its effects. For what it's worth neither of my parents smoked any marijuana but they both smoked cigarettes (and my mom smoked a pipe for awhile).

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