Cure for Cancer Takes a Leap Forward With This Discovery

Nearly two decades of cancer research seems to have led to a breakthrough discovery by scientists at San Francisco's California Pacific Medical Center.

Researchers have discovered a compound derived from marijuana that has the power to arrest the spread of many kinds of aggressive cancers.

Detection Rates for Precancerous Polyp Increased by Split-Dose Preparation for Colonoscopy
The system-wide implementation of a split-dose preparation as the primary choice for colonoscopy significantly improved both polyp detection rates and precancerous polyp detection rates.

Researchers studied the properties of Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-toxic, non-psychoactive chemical compound found in the cannabis plant and its effect on the gene, ID-1 which causes the spread of cancer to other cells.

The two were combined in a Petri dish, and the experiment revealed that when CBD was present in the Petri dish, the cells returned to normal and stopped spreading.

Cannibidiol displayed the potential to switch off this aggressive gene from spreading and causing havoc.

An International 'Dream Team' Against Breast Cancer Headed By Vall D�Hebron, VHIO and SOLTI
A multi-centre international study involving four Spanish and three North American research centres* is being headed by an academic breast cancer research group.

Scientists also found that cannabidiol works with many kinds of aggressive cancers, especially those that portray high levels of ID-1.

The team intends to start their clinical trial and we are hoping this discovery makes a world of difference to the treatment of cancer.

Cancer Survival Rates in Australia Promising
Five year cancer survival rates from all cancers went up from 47 per cent to 66 per cent from 1987 to 2010 in Australia, which holds promise for victims of cancer.

Least Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer Still Poses Risk for Death Years Later: Study
According to a study, women with the most common and least aggressive subtype of breast cancer were still at risk of death from the disease more than 10 years after diagnosis.

Source-Medindia