Madrid study shows THC coaxes cancerous brain cells to self-digest
Posted April 3, 2009
A new study conducted at Complutense University in Madrid and published in the April edition of US-published Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, helps to defeat brain cancer by coaxing cancerous brain cells to self-digest.
The scientists conducted their research on mice, first stimulating the growth of cancer in the lab animals, then injecting them with a daily dose of THC near the site of their tumors.
The researchers also analyzed the tumors of two patients in an experimental trial looking at the effects of THC on a highly aggressive form of brain tumor, and saw findings “in line with the preclinical evidence” first observed in the laboratory mice.
Source: AFP
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