Some of you may have heard of Phoenix Tears, Rick Simpson Oil, Cannabis Oil, Hemp oil, etc. These oils contain various cannabinoids with Phoenix Tears/Rick Simpson Oil containing a high concentration of THC and Hemp Oil generally being devoid of THC. Claims have gone out that Rick Simpson Oil (contains THC) "cures cancers." I was skeptical of this up until I found a study on the administration of such oils.
Study: http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC3901602/
Excerpt from study:
"These results cannot be explained by any other therapies, as the child was under palliative care and was solely on cannabinoid treatment when the response was documented by the SickKids Hospital. The toxicology reports ruled out chemotherapeutic agents, and only showed her to be positive for THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) when she had ‘a recent massive decrease of WBC from 350,000 to 0.3’ inducing tumor lysis syndrome, as reported by the primary hematologist/oncologist at the SickKids Hospital."
Leukemia: http://www.webmd.com...leukemia-basics
"Leukemia is an abnormal rise in the number of white blood cells."
The cannabinoid treatment reduced WBC very significantly. It literally reversed the main effect of Leukemia.
Tumor Lysis Syndrome: https://en.wikipedia..._lysis_syndrome
"Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a group of metabolic abnormalities that can occur as a complication during the treatment of cancer,[1]most commonly after the treatment of lymphomas and leukemias. Inmedicine (oncology and hematology) this is potentially fatal complication, and patients at increased risk for TLS should be closely monitored before, during, and after their course of chemotherapy. Tumor lysis syndrome is characterized by high blood potassium (hyperkalemia), high blood phosphorus (hyperphosphatemia), low blood calcium (hypocalcemia), high blood uric acid (hyperuricemia), and higher than normal levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and other nitrogen containing compounds. These changes in blood electrolytes and metabolites are a result of the release of cellular contents of dying cells into the blood stream from breakdown of cells after cytotoxic therapy or from cancers with high cell turnover and tumor proliferation rates. The metabolic abnormalities seen in tumor lysis syndrome can ultimately result in nausea and vomiting, but more seriously acute uric acid nephropathy, acute kidney failure, seizures, and cardiac arrhythmias.[2]"
Excerpt from study:
"This therapy has to be viewed as polytherapy, as many cannabinoids within the resinous extract have demonstrated targeted, antiproliferative, proapoptotic and antiangiogenic properties. This also needs to be explored further, as there is potential that cannabinoids might show selectivity when attacking cancer cells, thereby reducing the widespread cytotoxic effects of conventional chemotherapeutic agents. It must be noted that where our most advanced chemotherapeutic agents had failed to control the blast counts and had devastating side effects that ultimately resulted in the death of the patient, the cannabinoid therapy had no toxic side effects and only psychosomatic properties, with an increase in the patient's vitality."
This paragraph sums up the use of cannabinoids for the treatment and prevention of cancer nicely.
"Despite the nonstandardization of the medicines, the dose was readily titrated according to the biological response of the patient and produced a potentially life-saving response, namely, the drop in the leukemic blast cell count."
The patient died mainly due to complications from chemotherapy and the tumor lysis syndrome caused by tumor cells dying off in response to the cannabinoid treatment. However, the results clearly point to the treatment working.
Conclusion:
Maybe I am overexcited about this study, but this is big news for anyone dealing with or wanting to prevent cancers. I drink Hemp Oil (no THC) every day for it's several benefits and after reading this study I will continue indefinitely.
Edited by ShadowWolf, 26 January 2016 - 02:49 PM.