Cannabinoid Treatment: Gliomas

Cannabinoid Treatment: Gliomas

Gliomas (tumors in the brain) are especially aggressive malignant forms of cancer, often resulting in the death of affected patients within one to two years following diagnosis. There is no cure for gliomas and most available treatments provide only minor symptomatic...
Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®)

Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®)

Laboratory/Animal/Preclinical Studies Antitumor Effects Appetite Stimulation Analgesia Cannabinoids are a group of 21-carbon–containing terpenophenolic compounds produced uniquely by Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica species.[1,2] These plant-derived compounds may...
Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®)

Turned-Off Cannabinoid Receptor Turns on Colorectal Tumor Growth

Researchers find CB1 suppresses tumors, a new potential path for treatment & prevention New preclinical research shows that cannabinoid cell surface receptor CB1 plays a tumor-suppressing role in human colorectal cancer, scientists report in the Aug. 1 edition of...
National Cancer Institute: Effects of Marijuana

National Cancer Institute: Effects of Marijuana

Cannabinoids Cannabinoids have a favorable drug safety profile.[1-4] Unlike opioid receptors, cannabinoid receptors are not located in the brainstem areas controlling respiration; therefore, lethal overdoses due to respiratory suppression do not occur. Because...