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Brain TumorsCancerCBDDiseaseEditorials

Cannabis contains a compound that may kill brain cancers that chemotherapy and radiation can’t touch, so why isn’t it being used today?  In recent years, we’ve focused heavily on educating our readers about the still relatively unknown role that cancer stem cells play in cancer, both in terms of conventional

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Brain TumorsCancerDiseaseLymphoma

Less than 12 months ago, Cristina was given eight weeks to live and had her children taken away from her as she was too ill to care for them. Despite being an NHS Nurse for 30yrs, Catherine knew that orthodox Chemo & Radio-therapy treatment could KILL Cristina … but she

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Breaking NewsCancerDiseaseStudies

In the battle to unlock the full medical potential of marijuana, the greatest argument against the drug is that its main psychoactive components produce unwanted side effects in tandem with its health benefits. But now researchers from Europe have isolated the tumor-shrinking pathways within cannabis, and are putting them to

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CancerDiseaseProhibitionStudies

Cancer is a collection of related diseases involving the abnormal growth of cells within the body. When malignant, cancerous cells divide and spread into surrounding tissues — sometimes at an alarming rate. Many types of cancer result in tumors, which are solid masses of tissue. In the United States, cancer claims the lives of nearly 600,000 people

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CancerDiseaseReferencesStudies

Cannabis has been making a lot of noise lately. Multiple states across the United States and countries around the world have successfully legalized medical Marijuana, and the Uruguay parliament recently voted to create the world’s first legal marijuana market. This is good news as the health benefits of Cannabis are vast.

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CancerChronic PainDisease

Cancer-sufferer Paul Lawrence says he survives crippling daily pain with medical marijuana, including a breakfast marijuana smoothie, joints and hash oil throughout the day. The 52-year-old from Wollongong underwent a world-first operation in 2010 to remove a chordoma, a rare spinal tumour, the size of a football. At the time

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In March 2011, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) made a public statement that read: “In the practice of integrative oncology, the health care provider may recommend medicinal Cannabis not only for symptom management but also for its possible direct anti-tumor effect.” Great, right? Well, not really, because shortly after they

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CancerDiseaseReferencesStudies

Considering that up until about 85 years ago, cannabis oil was used around the world to treat a variety of diseases, including cancer, it is not surprising that the phasing out of cannabis to treat illness coincided with the rise of pharmaceutical companies. Rick Simpson, a medical marijuana activist, is on

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CancerCBDDiseaseTestimonies

A mom says her 3-year-old son survived leukemia thanks to medical marijuana. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.

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CancerCBDDisease

Atlanta, Ga. – In a surprising move, CNN is reporting that marijuana may be a potential cure for certain types of cancer after numerous studies have shown the viability of cannabis as a potential cancer treatment. The report of marijuana being a potential cure was less surprising than the fact

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