Cannabis Fights Prostate Cancer

[Skip]

Researchers at the University of Alcala in Madrid have discovered that cannabinoid compounds can significantly reduce cancerous tumors in mice.

The cannabinoids tested by the Spanish team are thought to work against prostate cancer because they block a receptor, or molecular doorway, on the surface of tumour cells. This stops them from dividing.

In effect, the cancer cell receptors can recognize and "talk to" chemicals found in cannabis, said Diaz-Laviada.

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE57I02Z20090819

 

[guest]

Nice find Skip.............You always find some good articles. Check out this one


Could smoking pot cut risk of head, neck cancer?
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE57O5DC20090825

 

[Skip]

Nice find Skip.............You always find some good articles. Check out this one


Could smoking pot cut risk of head, neck cancer?
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE57O5DC20090825

Now that's a GREAT find! Thanks! I'm posting it up too.

 

[Storm Crow]

Suppression of Nerve Growth Factor Trk Receptors and Prolactin Receptors by Endocannabinoids Leads to Inhibition of Human Breast and Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation
http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/141/1/118

Cannabinoid Receptor as a Novel Target for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/reprint/65/5/1635.pdf



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[DoobieDuck]

Wow..Skip, OPM..Granny...you guys are full of good news...thanks bunches for your efforts and keeping us all in the loop! DD