Talk about a new joint effort in cancer care.
A promising treatment approach for one of the most dangerous cancers has been identified by a team of researchers in Thailand exploring the effects of key cannabis compounds.
The research team looked at the two most well-known compounds in weed plants — THC and CBD — and discovered that both produced significant anti-cancer activity when tested on ovarian cancer cells.
Each slowed cell growth, formed fewer and smaller clusters and prevented them from spreading.
The results were most notable when CBD and THC were used as a combined treatment, proving highly effective at killing a large number of cancerous cells.
While more research is needed, a medication derived from marijuana could be developed to treat ovarian cancer, the 5th deadliest female cancer in the US, affecting more than 20,000 women each year.
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