Through the results of widespread experimentation of the …. well …. let’s say “non-scientific” variety, it’s pretty well known marijuana has the side effect of making the user very hungry. This is one of the many physiological effects of the active ingredient THC (?9-tetrahydrocannabinol).
More relevantly, however, THC and other cannabinoids are actively being investigated for various useful clinical purposes, including the treatment of cancer through the inhibition of tumor growth.
A new study by Salazar et al. in The Journal of Clinical Investigation demonstrates that THC causes tumor cells to begin to degrade themselves from the inside (a process called autophagy, i.e. “self-eating”). Although autophagy has been shown to promote cell survival in some cases and cell death in others, the authors show that in this case it causes cancer cells to undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis). Thus, THC activates a series of events within cancer cells, inhibiting tumor growth.
Despite the imagery that the title of this post (and maybe even casual experience) may imply, it’s not that THC causes cancer cells to ravenously and indiscriminately destroy themselves. Rather, by binding to certain cell-surface receptors, THC activates a cell signaling pathway that leads to cell death. This is an orderly process, with autophagy just contributing one important step. The authors of this paper work out many of the molecular players in this process, using siRNA and cells derived from knockout mice, although I’ll leave it to the interested reader to further explore that aspect by reading the paper if so inclined.
Mostly, this is interesting (to me) more for the big picture aspect and the implications for clinical medicine. And, of course, for the post title it inspired.
70% of all breast cancer is hormone driven…that’s a lot of us!!
Men get hormone driven cancer too…nobody is worried about that.
As cannabis is non-lethal I decided to make sure I had LOTS of thc. I was on almost a gram a day for a year. Yes. And my cancer is ‘possibly a dilated duct.’
I keep ‘parroting’ this to help others make up their own mind.
It certainly has worked for me. In fact, Rick Simpson’s crew told me the only time it fails is if there isn’t enough thc. I have seen that happen a lot with the 3/1 and 2/1 ratio…
What is naphtha or petroleum-ether?
In general, petroleum-ether and naphtha refer to very similar products, even though different names may be used around the world; e.g. in some countries naphtha is equivalent to diesel or kerosene fuel. Both solvents are a mixture of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), often available in a wide range of qualities.
All the solvent components should be considered harmful and flammable, and some of them, such as hexane and benzene, may be neurotoxic.
Both naphtha and petroleum-ether are considered potential cancer hazards according to their manufacturers. Moreover, products sold as naphtha may contain added impurities (e.g. Coleman® fuel) which may have harmful properties of their own.
A better extraction method would be grain Alcohol:
Spirytus Rektyfikowany versus Everclear
I found-out recently, that the manufacturer of EVERCLEAR uses GMO corn to make their 190 proof alcohol! If you’re interested in obtaining ORGANIC (non-
Canna-brain isn’t fun, but it beats the lovely heck out of chemo-brain. It is actually GOOD for it in the long term.
Keep researching and REMEMBER
Cancer is EXTREMELY lucrative to those who treat it. I question everything now.
That’s all good but it won’t cure cancer in my estimation.
It is a perilous journey indeed. Who do we trust?! Who knows the truth? Trust your own highest self and God…and keep awake and aware…things are changing fast!
I eat raw and organic as often as I can. I don’t drink alcohol, smoke or do any street drugs or prescription drugs at all. Just cannabis.
Prostate cancer …. 45g mother of Berry … 15 g blue Dream
I wasn’t suggesting that vaping is “better than ingesting or suppository”.
It’s better than smoking. Anything that burns is carcinogenic.
Thymoma stage IV A Blue Dream
https://www.leafly.com/explore
I had bladder cancer.. sweet tooth…purple kush …holy grail…..bubba kush….doctor poly…tek 7…. fat columbiani i used cannabis oil…cannabis oil suppositories…i put 1 table spoon decabed cannabis in my smoothie…i used baked goods..and vaporized i got into me evry which way i could….and DIET CHANGE WAS CRITICAL
NSCL lung cancer 3B. Edible cannabis oils, Sativa dominant
brain cancer. i use different strains for different things. the CBD oil to keep the tumor away, i smoke headbands for my headaches/pain/anxiety-or anything with a 60-40% split. 60indica, 40 sativa. i drink tincture with a high indica strain to help with sleep. i use a cannabis infused coconut lotion, which is topical, for my massive headaches
contact the Bobby Greenhash Foundation in Durban via fbook
Ken if you Google my story it’s pretty well documented
Tricia Dennis’ Story: Curing Melanoma Skin Cancer
Source: http://www.cureyourowncancer.o
Tricia Dennis from Florida had a melanoma on her leg that created a gaping hole exposing the bone. She was in constant pain, her leg was seriously infected, and she was fearful that doctors would want to amputate. When she applied cannabis oil to the cancer and began also taking it orally, she felt instant pain relief. Three months later she was declared cancer free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
I had DCIS and I used a homemade oil the time I was dealing with it (which is close to 9 years ago now). Now I use FECO made by my herbalist. I did not do surgery or anything but relied on many different therapies (DCIS was gone in 3.5 months and this was years ago). I take about an “inch” squeezed out from a syringe– nightly. I will use it for life as prevention. My herbalist mostly uses harlequin strain. I live in Colorado and have access to a lot but you can’t just go into a shop and buy this stuff……….
Ps. Call Dr. Ernie Murakami in Hope, BC. He is very experienced lyme doctor and will consult for free. I highly recommend connecting with him.
Thanks for your friendship 
