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My oncologist is in complete agreement with this study and recommends it as part of his treatment. Main stream medicine might finally be coming around to the same view.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/25/marijuana-cancer_n_4158865.html
A scientist in the United Kingdom has found that compounds derived from marijuana can kill cancerous cells found in people with leukemia, a form of cancer that is expected to cause an estimated 24,000 deaths in the United States this year.
"Cannabinoids have a complex action; it hits a number of important processes that cancers need to survive," study author Dr. Wai Liu, an oncologist at the University of London's St. George medical school, told The Huffington Post. "For that reason, it has really good potential over other drugs that only have one function. I am impressed by its activity profile, and feel it has a great future, especially if used with standard chemotherapies."
Liu's study was recently published in the journal Anticancer Research. It was supported by funding from GW Pharmaceuticals, which already makes a cannabis-derived drug used to treat spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis.
The study looked at the effects of six different non-psychoactive cannabinoids -- compounds derived from marijuana that do not cause the "high" associated with its THC ingredient -- when applied alone, and in combination, to leukemia cells. Cannabinoids displayed a "diverse range of therapeutic qualities" that "target and switch off" pathways that allow cancers to grow, Liu told U.S. News & World Report.
In an interview with The Huffington Post, Liu stressed that that his research was built around the testing of the six purified cannabinoid forms -- not traditional cannabis oil, which Liu described as "crude" in comparison and generally containing 80-100 different cannabinoids. "We do not really know which are the ones that will be anticancer and those that may be harmful," Liu said.
During the study, Liu and his team grew leukemia cells in a lab and cultured them with increasing doses of the six pure cannabinoids, both individually and in combination with each other. His study says the six cannabinoids were CBD (Cannabidiol), CBDA (Cannabidiolic acid), CBG (Cannbigerol), CBGA (Cannabigerolic acid), CBGV (Cannabigevarin) and CBGVA (Cannabigevaric acid). Liu and his team then assessed the viability of the leukemia cells and determined whether or not the cannabinoids destroyed the cells or stopped them from growing.
Although promising, Liu also said that it remains unclear if the cannabinoid treatment would work on the 200-plus existing types of cancer.
"Cancer is an umbrella term for a range of diseases that fundamentally differ in their cellular makeup, [and] which occur as a result of disturbances to growth controls," Liu said. "Chemotherapy works by disrupting these dysfunctional growth signals. Therefore, any cancers that have these profiles should respond to the chemotherapy. It just so happens that a number of cannabinoids can target these very same mechanisms that make cancer what it is, and so any cancer that exhibits these faults should respond well to cannabinoids. The flip side is, of course, that other cancers may not have these same genetic faults and so cannabinoids may not work as well."
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 7.6 million people die from various forms of cancer each year worldwide.
When asked if smoking marijuana has the same or similar effects as ingesting the pure cannabinoid compounds he studied, Liu said he thinks it's unlikely.
"Smoking cannabis introduces a number of potential problems," Liu said. "First, the complex makeup of cannabis that contains about 80 bioactive substances means that the desired anticancer effect may be lost because these compounds may interfere with each other. Second, we see that delivering the drug either by injection or by a tablet would ensure the most effective doses are given. Smoking would be variable, and indeed the heat of the burning may actually destroy the useful nature of the compounds."
In 2012, researchers at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco found that CBD (cannbidiol), a non-toxic, non-psychoactive chemical compound found in the cannabis plant, could stop metastasis in many kinds of aggressive cancer.
The National Cancer Institute has also funded some research into cannabis and cancer, including a 2012 study that looked at the effects cannabis compounds have on slowing the progression of breast cancer, spokesman Michael Miller told U.S. News and World Report. However NCI has not funded research on the effects of cannabinoids on leukemia.
Liu stressed that much work is still needed, and said that finding support for marijuana-derived medicines can be polarizing.
"Although there is much promise, I struggle to find enough support to drive this work on," Liu said. "The mention of cannabinoids can polarize the public, who understandably link cannabis smoking with cannabis-derived drugs."
Liu told the Seattle PI's Pot Blog that he hopes to start clinical trials involving humans in 12 to 18 months.
Thank you for the direction to the group. I did find them after I made this post but they seem to be more oriented to the smoked variety which I want to avoid. I'm looking specifically for hemp oil solutions and will get some locally and begin my experimentation within the next few days.
Also in searching this out I have found that you can legally purchase hemp oil without the THC in it and have seen excellent testimonials on that alone. I have some of that on order but do wish to get the oil that includes the THC.
"There are some other good things you can do. High doses of C has to be done via IV or using liposomal vitamin C, also would add curcumin - also encapsulated [liposomal ] If you need or want the recipes for both please contact me and will provide them to you."
Where is the documentation/testimonials that this has worked for multiple myeloma?
Thanks. I have used Curcumin in the past with no noticeable improvements.
I haven't stood idly by. I do believe that hemp oil with or without THC is my best route.
If you search the Internet regarding hemp oil your will find that it is a significant cancer fighter.
As I said - have used curcumin without any benefits.
It is easy to go off in different directions at the same time which produces confusing or no results. I have made up my mind to get hemp oil as it has many benefits besides a potential cancer cure. I will be seeing my oncologist tomorrow and will get a prescription for the kind with THC. My state (Washington) allows medical marijuana when you have a prescription from a doctor and purchase it in a medical marijuana shop which are locally established.
Will eventually follow up to share my results.
"I am almost certain I have myeloma."
Multiple myeloma is diagnosed with a bone marrow biopsy - and lab tests. (Yes, they stick a needle directly into a bone and into the marrow.) You cannot self diagnose multiple myeloma. Cysts/tumors are not a part of state one multiple myeloma. IF you have MM your CBC would not be normal by any stretch of the imagination.
From what you have written you do not have multiple myeloma. No way. If your CBC is normal, then that's a direction you no longer need to pursue. MM diagnosis begins with a high white blood cell count.
There is absolutely no connection between MM and diet. What you may be discovering is that you are diabetic. Again, the only way to determine a connection between diabetes/blood sugar and what you eat is with a blood sugar tester. If your blood sugar level two hours after eating is below 70, then you have low blood sugar. If it is over 150 or even over 120, you are diabetic.
If you search the Internet you will find that there are sites where a good blood sugar tester is free and it generally comes with 5 to 10 test strips. Where they make their money is in the future test strips you buy unless - you learn you really are diabetic and then your insurance will cover a good portion of the strips. You may have to stretch the truth a bit to get your free meter (I have a couple) but the end result is what you're after.
Bumps, lumps, cysts, etc. I know nothing about. If you had a medical evaluation of your CBC what was their determination regarding the cysts?
You haven't mentioned seeing an oncologist for your condition. They are the ones who will correctly diagnose multiple myeloma and do it through extensive blood tests and even a bone marrow biopsy.
I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma a couple of years ago and it was confirmed through a biopsy of the bone marrow using my hip bone. My multiple myeloma has progressed and I am now being treated with chemotherapy and I have blood tests done on a weekly basis which provides current and up to date status of its condition. In my blood tests they test for about 30 different conditions including red and white blood cell counts along with hemoglobin and many, many other factors.
I have no cysts or tumors on or in my body.
Multiple myeloma is something that you cannot self diagnose.
"Chemo works for a time but as the cancer progresses, it weakens the body so that it cannot recover."
Simply not true. When it comes to multiple myeloma it stops the progression of the cancer. I've been doing chemo now for about three months and am stronger than I was before I started chemo and my blood markers have improved considerably.
I've looked at and used alternative methods for even during my time with multiple myeloma and all they have done is made me ill with no change in my markers at all.
"I do my research - so should you."
I have significantly researched multiple myeloma and have all of the information that you have listed in your post - plus a great deal more. The majority of people who get MM are over 65, and males are diagnosed at about a ratio of two to one over females. I'm in my eighties and male.
Stem cell transplant as a cure is mostly for younger people - and that's not an option for me. In fact the kind of care that I'm receiving can extend a person's life for quite a long time all by itself. My objective is not an extension of life per se, but treatment that will allow me to live a more normal life. Currently I have received both benefits and negatives from the chemotherapy and the negatives are simply a part of the process.
The biggest obstacle to cancer treatment that I've experienced for myself and from what I've seen in others is fear. Unless you are in immediate danger of bodily harm or death, fear is irrational. Fear has its benefits, but to live in fear is not only irrational but physically damaging as well.
I've practiced daily meditation of an hour or more for over thirty years and I have spiritual techniques for healing my chakras and energy system which I use a lot. Were it not for my meditation practice I would literally have been dead a long time ago. We are each an eternal spirit and while we would all like to live to 120 it simply doesn't work out that way. Each body is our school house and I continue to learn in my Planet Earth experience on a daily basis.
I'm a twenty plus year prostate cancer survivor and refused medical intervention at the time (its way over done). I'm also a five year and two year lung cancer survivor with a malignant cancer taken along with a lobe on my right side and another malignancy taken from my left side. My blood oxygen levels are normal. My experience in all of that is assisting me now.
I am interested in your opinion about a couple of practitioners. I ran across someone called Walter Last. He has a few books: Overcoming Cancer, Healing Foods, etc.
Also am interested in the Budwig Protocol. Can anyone comment on these. I am fighting with Multiple Myeloma.
Thanks for any comments
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Thanks for posting - that is a really good article which I agree with wholeheartedly. It also ties in with an article I wrote for Natural News:
"New study: Radiation treatments create cancer cells 30 times more potent than regular cancer cells"
As a heads up: The author of the above article, Sayer Ji, will be our special guest on the The Best Years in Life Radio Show in two weeks (June 27th).
Next week will feature Brent Peirce, the founder of American Cancer Advocates and frequent contributer here at CureZone as PatientAdvocate.
For more information about the show: http://www.tbyil.com/TBYIL_Radio.htm
I don't know why "everyone" should do that but in doing so for my
own edification I found this:
http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?articleId=1560
.....Multiple
myeloma is a cancer of the bone marrow caused by the uncontrolled growth of
plasma cells. Manufactured in the bone marrow, plasma cells are a critical part
of the body’s immune system. In adults, the most active bone marrow is
concentrated in the pelvis, spine, and skull, as well as in the long bones of
the arms and legs. Normally, plasma cells make up less than 5 percent of the
cells in the bone marrow, but individuals with myeloma have a significantly
higher concentration of plasma cells in their bone marrow – greater than 10
percent and sometimes more than 90 percent. The danger associated with this high
number of plasma cells stems from the fact that they are malignant and can
invade and destroy the surrounding bone and displace the normal blood-producing
cells in the marrow. The increased malignant plasma cells can actually dissolve
bone, weakening areas of the skeleton and causing a severe osteoporosis-like
appearance to the bones. The displacement of normal marrow causes anemia and
reduced levels of white blood cells and platelets.
No
single factor has been consistently associated with multiple myeloma. Overall it
appears that certain occupations, as well as exposure to certain chemicals or
radiation, can sometimes cause the disease in predisposed individuals. The
diversity of possible exposures and genetic susceptibility factors make proof
difficult. Recently, researchers have proposed infection, particularly viral
infection, as a causal or trigger factor. Several studies have linked multiple
myeloma to HIV, hepatitis, herpes virus infections (especially herpes virus 8),
Epstein Barr Virus (EBV), as well as new “stealth adapted” viruses such as
mutated cytomegalovirus (CMV). The significance of these viruses with regard to
multiple myeloma remains to be fully explored.
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I have none of the "linked" diseases and they are only a
"trigger factor." MM is not a virus. I learned nothing
new.
The International Myeloma Foundation is on the forefront of MM study.
Here is more information on MM statistics for the same site:
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