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THC reduces cancer growth and spreading to other organs in lung cancer |
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According to a press release by the American Association for
Cancer Research (AACR) an animal study by researchers at
Harvard University was presented at the 2007 annual meeting of
the organisation on 14-18 April in Los Angeles, which shows
that THC may be useful in lung cancer.
THC was shown to reduce tumour growth in common lung
cancer by about 50 per cent and significantly reduce the ability
of the cancer to spread in mice treated for three weeks with the
substance. "The beauty of this study is that we are showing that
a substance of abuse, if used prudently, may offer a new road to
therapy against lung cancer," said researcher Dr. Anju Preet.
The press release of the AACR is available at www.aacr.org
(Source: Press release of the AACR of 17 April 2007) |
