Recent Studies that Riverside Medical Cannabis Doctors Must Consider for the Treatment of Cancer

Medical cannabis has become the talk of the town already in many ways. Online portals are flooded with “what’s”, “how’s”, and “why’s” concerning cannabis. However, many patients and even doctors are still skeptical regarding its therapeutic potential.

But, it’s high time to change the approach regarding its medicinal use towards more of evidence-based researches while recommending it for medical purposes.

Recently, there has been a lot of hype over cannabis’s role in curing as well as management of cancer. Odds are many medical cannabis doctors in Riverside know about its therapeutic efficacy in cancer but are not sure whether or not to go ahead with recommendations.

To clear up this situation, we have enlisted some of the research studies that have confirmed its medical efficacy concerning its role in cancer and related symptoms.

Medical Cannabis and Brain Cancer

• Glioblastoma is one of the most malignant forms of cancer. Despite various surgical interventions, the patients (more than 90%) have been reported to die within 5 years.

A study published in Frontiers of Molecular Neuroscience 2018, revealed that cannabinoids present in medical marijuana have potent anti-tumor properties. In this study, it was seen that cannabinoids were able to reduce the size of cancer cells by inhibiting the process of tumor proliferation as well as angiogenesis.

This study has recently entered its phase II trials which are also indicating positive results overall.

• Another study that was published in Neuro-Oncology Practice 2017, confirmed that cannabinoids definitely have a role in managing a range of cancer symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, pain, anxiety, and sleep disturbances.

This study also provided with the evidence that showed CBD and THC can significantly reduce the tumor volumes as well. Hence, medical cannabis can be considered for palliative care for brain cancer patients.

Medical Cannabis and Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is not something new. Rather, suddenly it has grown a lot in the lives of many. Statistics suggest that approximately 1 in 10 women gets affected by this type of cancer at some point in lives.

• A study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology, 2014 concluded that one of the types of cannabinoids, CBD has the potential to reduce breast cancer metastasis even in its advanced stages by downregulating a certain factor responsible for causing the cells to grow.

• According to the reviews posted in Cancer Treat Rev 2012, the findings suggest that cannabinoids possess anti-cancer activity along with anti-proliferative, pro-apoptotic, anti-migratory and anti-invasive actions which result in its amazing efficacy against any form of breast cancer subtypes.

Medical Cannabis and Lung Cancer

Lung cancers have the highest rates of mortality as compared to others.

• Oncotarget 2014 study revealed that cannabinoids could stop the development of tumor without any side effects by targeting specific CB1/CB2 receptors. The study showed that inhibiting the release of FAAH which results in an increase in the levels of anandamide. This compound has shown its potential in arresting the cell cycle of cancer cells. Hence, leading to their apoptosis.

• Another research article by Cell Death Discovery 2013 confirmed the efficiency of CBD in the inhibition of cell proliferation along with inducing cell death of the tumor cells.

Various research results as well as FDA approval of a cannabis-based medicine, Epidiolex, has resulted in increasing of its trust among users as well as Riverside medical cannabis doctors. This has also enforced its entrance into mainstream healthcare so easily.

Various researches and studies have reported its amazing therapeutic efficacy as well as rated it better than any other pharmaceutical drug in terms of side effects, safety, addictiveness, availability, efficacy as well as cost.

More than 40% of users have already switched to cannabis instead of those addictive opioids for their respective medical health issues. So, it's the right time to consider if effectiveness in cancer therapies as well.

Stay Safe and Stay Healthy!