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Ferre
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 Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:38 am Post subject: Cannabis extract shrinks brain tumours |
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This is the third study to demonstrate that THC can starve cancer cells by preventing them from growing new blood vessels.
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“The cannabinoid inhibits the angiogenesis response - if a tumour doesn’t do angiogenesis, it doesn’t grow,” she explains. “So if you can improve angiogenesis on one side and kill the tumour cells on the other side, you can try for a therapy for cancer.”
"This research provides an important new lead compound for anti-cancer drugs targeting cancer's blood supply,” says Richard Sullivan, head of clinical programmes, at Cancer Research UK.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996283&lpos=topnews5
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