Cannabis could help prevent colon cancer
It’s already very well known and documented that cannabis is great at relieving pain and nausea, and a number of other health related issues. But new evidence shows that THC might actually prevent colon cancer.
There are cannabinoid receptors on the surface of cells in the colon. When those receptors are turned off, tumor growth is turned on. But if you smoke cannabis and fill those receptors with THC, tumor growth is turned off.
“We’ve found that CB1 expression is lost in most colorectal cancers, and when that happens, a cancer-promoting protein is free to inhibit cell death,” senior author Dr. Raymond Dubois, provost and executive vice president of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
They also found intestinal tumors in mice were also smaller or non-existent when treated with cannabis. Maybe governments of the world are worried cannabis will be too effective if they recognize it has medical value. There’s no money in curing people’s cancer, just keeping them alive.
“Potential application of cannabinoids as anti-tumor drugs is an exciting prospect, because cannabinoid agonists (synthetic molecules that mimic the action of natural molecules) are being evaluated now to treat the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy,” DuBois said. “Turning CB1 back on and than treating with a cannabinoid agonist could provide a new approach to colorectal cancer treatment or prevention”.
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