I know there are some here who have expressed an interest in this subject so I thought I would share this article that I came across.
"New research has confirmed that cannabinoids -- the active chemicals in cannabis -- are effective in killing leukemia cells, particularly when used in combination with chemotherapy treatments."
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It is interesting and worthy of more intensive research to see how it translates from the laboratory to humans.
Newdawn
Interest, but this was done on HL60 cell lines which is Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia, a sub type of AML, I believe.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acu...
Exactly, which is why I didn't report it Also note that the positive effect was in combination with chemotherapy. Not only that, but the effect was found to be reliant on careful sequencing of the respective agents.
This is very far removed from what some members have been promoting - the use of cannabinoids as effective monotherapy, for which there is no scientific evidence with CLL that I am aware of.
Neil
Chemotherapy
Percentage of CLL patients who never need treatment?
Alternatives to Ibrutinib ???
Carrot juice extracts for the treatment of leukemia
Interesting article on treatment choices
