Cannabinoids could keep dangerous tumors spread throughout the body? Ramer and Hinz set up an experiment in which invasive cervical cells and make their way through a gel-like tissue. Even at very low concentrations, the marijuana compounds THC and methanandamide (MA) has significantly slowed the invading cancer cells.Health information tailored to the needs of people living with, fighting cancer and survival. Sign up to receive the newsletter Cancer WebMD confidence.
Ramer and Hinz report on the results of the January 2, 2008 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Thus, the effects of THC on cell invasion occurred at therapeutically relevant concentrations, Ramer and Hinz noted.
The researchers are quick to point out that much more study is needed to determine whether these results apply to tumor growth in animals and humans.
Doses of THC that reduce pain in cancer patients to obtain blood levels greater than the concentration required to inhibit the invasion of cancer.
Cannabinoids’ . the potential therapeutic benefit in the treatment of highly invasive cancers should be addressed in clinical trials, said Robert Ramer, Ph.D., and Burkhard Hinz, PhD, University of Rostock, Germany.
THC and another marijuana-derived compound slow the spread of cervical and lung cancer, laboratory studies suggest.