Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Thyroid Cancer Thwarted by Cannabinoid Receptor Stimulation

     With over 48,000 new cases of thyroid cancer expected this year in the U.S., it is very possible that you may know someone personally who has or will develop thyroid cancer.  Once again, I have come across another study of the positive effects of the endocannabinoid system and how it may be our "answer for cancer".  For those just tuning in to my blog, the *endocannabinoid system* was first discovered in 1988.  Since then ,scientists have been studying the various effects of this system in our bodies.
     In 2003,  Italian researchers at the Universita' di Napoli Federico II found that stimulation of cannabinoid receptors (in living rats with thyroid cancer) with an analog of anandamine (a cannabinoid found in us naturally and similar to THC) caused an interference with angiogenesis in thyroid tumors.  Angiogenesis is the formation of new blood vessels, which tumors need in order to grow.  In addition, the study found that the cannabinoid receptor (CB1) stimulation had a more potent effect on the tumors that had formed as a result of metastasis than primary thyroid tumors.  They concluded that CB1 stimulation may not only help prevent tumor growth but also mitigate the spread of the cancer to other tissues and organs.  Please click on this *link* for the abstract of the report
     My one comment for this is WHY DOES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTINUE TO KEEP CANNABIS LISTED AS A SCHEDULE 1 DRUG??? It is absurd to think that cannabis has no medical benefit whatsoever and keep it on par with heroin and worse than crystal meth.  As long as it stays a Schedule 1 controlled substance it will remain banned from U.S. medical research.  Let us educate, for as long as the people remain in ignorance, the representatives in office will not make a change.
Posted by Cannaculturist at 11:14 AM
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2 comments:

  1. CannaculturistOctober 19, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    "What if I were to tell you that there is a plant that can cure cancer, negating the need for toxic pharmaceuticals?"

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  2. VergeAugust 3, 2012 at 3:49 AM

    No one wants to be the person who took the first steps towards legalizing. Washington d.c.; the home of the d.e.a.; has medicinal cannabis... It's irresponsible to further perpetuate the ill educated decisions of the nixon administration. Just to set the record straight, I'm not an advocate for the recreational use or general legalization of marijuana, I'm a cancer patient with non-radio/nuclear responsive medulary carcinoma. Chemo would kill me. They have to cut out the tumors faster than it can spread so it would be nice if research and treatment were not hindered by archaic laws/ideals and slanderous propaganda.

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