Cannabis- Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer

[Ichingcarpenter]

FRIDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A cannabinoid receptor lying on the surface of cells may help suppress colorectal cancer, say U.S. researchers. When the receptor is turned off, tumor growth is switched on.

Cannabinoids are compounds related to the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) found in the cannabis plant.

It's already known that the receptor, CB1, plays a role in relieving pain and nausea, elevating mood and stimulating appetite by serving as a docking station for the cannabinoid group of signaling molecules. This study suggests that CB1 may offer a new path for cancer prevention or treatment.

"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, said in a university news release.

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/cancer/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100212367


The study was published in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Cancer Research.

[dysfunctional press]

1. my dad's side of the family has a history of colon cancer.

his brother, his sister his father, his father's brother.

and there's lung cancer on my mom's side.

if "they" (the 'man') think i'm going to stop using it now or ever they. are. dreaming.

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. It would be interesting to see a study on THC smokers and Colon cancer

Colon cancer is an awful death and many are heavy red meat eaters, lacking
eating healthy munchies.






This study just says the cell receptor triggers a positive switch on the cell
and that is the same one that pot triggers.

[Ian David]

2. I didn't know you could smoke it that way. n/t

[dbonds]

3. Shotgun

[dysfunctional press]

9. you've never blown it out your ass?

amateurs...

[Ian David]

10. I blow smoke out my ass frequently. Just never blew it in. n/t

[dysfunctional press]

11. plus- i think you have to be like double-jointed to do that...

or else have a REALLY good smoke-buddy.

[Ghost in the Machine]

24. No, no, no! You use the joint like a suppository....

:eyes:

[Wizard777]

20. Yeah they're not inhaling deep enough.

[cherokeeprogressive]

4. I don't have it yet.

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. Why did Blackwater and the DEA take it away?

Oh, you mean colon cancer? Well, I'm sure the Drug Companies will
figure out a way to patent THC.

[cherokeeprogressive]

13. Colon Cancer no. I do however have a med mj prescription in CA.

That means I can conceivably grow my own. Drug companies be damned...

Now I have the medical community's ok: FIGHT COLON CANCER!

Fight it I will.

[roody]

7. That's why I'm so healthy!!

Plus a few fruits and vegetables.

[whatchamacallit]

8. That's good enough for me, I'm gonna burn one now. n/t

[wildbilln864]

12. Run From The Cure!

video link
These guys claim marijuana cured their cancers too. Also there's research showing that it stops breast cancer. :shrug:

[Ichingcarpenter]

14. You can't criminalize nature...... Think about it

while smoking, taking peyote or Psilocybin

Name some other plant who's existence is illegal to live on this planet?

BTW........ this article is a major medical breakthrough.

[Wizard777]

21. Okay Papaver Somniferum AKA Opium Poppy. Monticello has an exemption for growing it.

It was to preserve the Historical accuracy of Thomas Jeffersons home. He grew them when he lived there.

[wildbilln864]

15. here's the breast....

cancer video link. :hi:

[wildbilln864]

16. Damn! And Brain Cancers Too!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BWBqtIlNXI&feature=related

:smoke:

[MannyGoldstein]

17. But Users Would Get "High", "Stoned", or "Buzzed"

This is unacceptable. Better to die.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

18. I don't even have a problem with people using recreationally.

That's what alcohol is always used for, so there shouldn't be an issue.

[wildbilln864]

31. you got it! nt

[Wizard777]

19. Wow I've been putting the joint in the wrong end. Go figure. But seriously.

I'm 76. I've smoked cigarettes and pot for over a half century. My doctor has always told me I'm lucky I've managed to dodge the cancer bullet for so long. He couldn't understand why I didn't have it. Until he started reading the new studies concerning Marijuana. He nolonger has a problem with me smoking it.

[Skittles]

25. awesome, Wizard!

:thumbsup:

[EFerrari]

22. Thank you. I have someone that might want to read this. n/t

[billyoc]

23. So, I can be a stupid fucking pothead or get colon cancer?

I'll take door number 3.

[asdjrocky]

26. Are you saying that all pot smokers

are "stupid fucking potheads"?

[Ichingcarpenter]

27. Yes, he did, that's why he posts such interesting analytical insights

on human realities......... Door number 3.

I wonder what Monty Hall would say and do?

[asdjrocky]

28. That just cracks me up.

But then I must be a stupid fucking pot smoker to be cracking up the way I am.

Have you ever looked, I mean really looked at your hand?

[cbc5g]

29. LOL This "stupid fucking pothead" gets A's in college

[Wizard777]

30. I've scored 225 on IQ tests. But that was back in my hay day. I'm 76 now and prone to senior moments

Getting old isn't for sissys. Yes pot helps ease the decline.

[mdmc]

32. kick