Olivia Newton John says medicinal cannabis is key to her cancer recovery
“Olivia Newton-John says medicinal marijuana is a key part of her treatment for stage four cancer. In an exclusive interview with 60 Minutes reporter Liz Hayes, Newton-John says that not only has...
View ArticleAttitudes and Beliefs About Medical Usefulness and Legalization of Marijuana...
“There is a growing preference for the use of marijuana for medical purposes, despite limited evidence regarding its benefits and potential safety risks. Legalization status may play a role in the...
View ArticleFlavonoid Derivative of Cannabis Demonstrates Therapeutic Potential in...
“Pancreatic cancer is particularly refractory to modern therapies, with a 5-year survival rate for patients at a dismal 8%. One of the significant barriers to effective treatment is the...
View ArticleUrgent need for “EBMM” in pediatric oncology: Evidence based medical marijuana.
“Marijuana has been used by many different civilizations for numerous different purposes, including its use for medical indications. Recently, there has been significant media coverage of the efficacy...
View ArticleNew approaches to cancer therapy: combining Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH)...
“Over the course of the last decade, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) have been identified as part of the cannabinoid signaling system: both phytocannabinoids and endocannabinoids...
View ArticleEmerging role of cannabinoids and synthetic cannabinoid receptor...
“Cannabis was extensively utilized for its medicinal properties till the 19th century. A steep decline in its medicinal usage was observed later due to its emergence as an illegal recreational drug....
View ArticleOpportunities for cannabis in supportive care in cancer.
“Cannabis has the potential to modulate some of the most common and debilitating symptoms of cancer and its treatments, including nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, and pain. However, the dearth...
View ArticleTerpenoids and Phytocannabinoids Co-Produced in Cannabis Sativa Strains Show...
“Mixtures of different Cannabis sativa phytocannabinoids are more active biologically than single phytocannabinoids. However, cannabis terpenoids as potential instigators of phytocannabinoid activity...
View ArticlePreclinical evidence on the anticancer properties of phytocannabinoids
“Phytocannabinoids are unique terpenophenolic compounds predominantly produced in the glandular trichomes of the cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa L.). The delta-9- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the...
View ArticleEvaluation of the effects of cannabinoids CBD and CBG on human ovarian cancer...
“Ovarian cancer, with over a 90% reoccurrence within 18 months of treatment, and approximately a 30% mortality rate after 5 years, is the leading cause of death in cases of gynaecological malignancies....
View ArticlePerception of Benefits and Harms of Medical Cannabis among Seriously Ill...
“Patients with serious illness often have pain, uncontrolled symptoms, and poor quality of life. Evidence continues to evolve regarding the role of cannabis to treat chronic pain, nausea, and...
View ArticleAntiproliferative and antioxidant effect of polar hemp extracts (Cannabis...
“Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of polar extracts of edible resources from Fedora hemp cultivar (Cannabis sativa L.), namely seed, flour and oil, were evaluated. The main components...
View ArticleA Novel Highly Selective Cannabinoid CB2 Agonist Reduces in Vitro Growth and...
“Cannabinoid receptors have been detected in human gliomas and cannabinoids have been proposed as novel drug candidates in the treatment of brain tumors. Aim of this study was to test the in vitro...
View ArticleCannabis use in cancer: a survey of the current state at BC Cancer before...
“Cancer patients experience multiple symptoms throughout their illness, and some report benefit from the use of cannabis. There are concerns that many patients are accessing products inappropriate for...
View ArticleEnhancing Breast Cancer Treatment Using a Combination of Cannabidiol and Gold...
“Indisputably, cancer is a global crisis that requires immediate intervention. Despite the use of conventional treatments over the past decades, it is acceptable to admit that these are expensive,...
View ArticleEndocannabinoid system and the expression of endogenous ceramides in human...
“The endogenous lipid metabolism network is associated with the occurrence and progression of malignancies. Endocannabinoids and ceramides have demonstrated their anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic...
View ArticleAltered mRNA Expression of Genes Involved in Endocannabinoid Signalling in...
“Little is known about the endocannabinoid (eCB) system in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue (SCCOT). Here we have investigated, at the mRNA level, expression of genes coding for the...
View ArticleTargeting Cannabinoid 1 and Delta Opioid Receptor Heteromers Alleviates...
“Cannabinoid 1 (CB1R) and delta opioid receptors (DOR) associate to form heteromers that exhibit distinct pharmacological properties. Not much is known about CB1R-DOR heteromer location or signaling...
View ArticleConcomitant Treatment of Malignant Brain Tumours With CBD – A Case Series and...
“Grade IV glioblastoma multiforme is a deadly disease, with a median survival of around 14 to 16 months. Maximal resection followed by adjuvant radiochemotherapy has been the mainstay of treatment...
View ArticleThe evaluation of Cannabidiol’s effect on the immunotherapy of Burkitt lymphoma.
“AF1q has a precise oncogenic function. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether CBD has an effect on the AF1q/ICAM-1 regulatory axis in Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL), and thus has potential to...
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