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Does weed PREVENT lung cancer?

Discussion in 'Apprentice Marijuana Consumption' started by Totallydude, Jul 25, 2011.

  1. #1 Totallydude, Jul 25, 2011
    hey there,
    So we all know that inhaling any kind of smoke is probably bad for your lungs and we also know that if we smoke weed alot we are more likely to get colds and we cough more. Weed smoking is known to cause bronchitis and emphysema.. BUT apparently no one has EVER gotten lung cancer 'from' weed. Now how does that work? Non-smokers can get lung cancer can't they?? Weed has been known to prevent the growth of tumour cells... So, does weed make us impervious to lung cancer, and if not, how can we say that weed didn't cause it if we get it? Oh and could someone clear up this thing about weed causing/ stimulating hypocampus brain growth? Please feel free to share your 2cts... :smoke:
     
  2. #2 OscarZetaAcosta, Jul 25, 2011
    I'm too high for this Goddamn shit right now.:cool:
     
  3. #3 Flared, Jul 25, 2011
    wait, what is lung cancer?
     
  4. #4 Deleted member 197774, Jul 25, 2011
    no it doesnt prevent it




    but it does destroy it.

    is that good enough for you government/doctors of the world?
     
  5. #5 T H ME, Jul 25, 2011
    How bout we don't share our two cents and we share some god damn evidence instead.


    Cite your sources motherfuckers, we all know you're full of shit.
     
  6. #6 StickyStanky, Jul 25, 2011
    Do you have lung cancer? Must prevent it...
     
  7. #7 Totallydude, Jul 25, 2011

    ?? There's no need for hostility... I'm no doctor for sure, but I have done a fair amount of research in my time and I think the general consensus is that weed causes short term damage to our lungs ( which can begin to clean themselves naturally when we give the herb a break ). In relation to lung cancer, if no weed smoker has ever got it ( which I find impossible to believe ) then if everyone toked up, would no one ever get lung cancer??
     
  8. #8 Storm Crow, Jul 25, 2011
    Last edited by a moderator: Jul 26, 2011
    Large Study Finds No Link between Marijuana and Lung Cancer (news - 2006)
    Large Study Finds No Link between Marijuana and Lung Cancer: Scientific American

    Dr. Tashkin started out as a anti-cannabis scientist, but after his study on cannabis and lung cancer, he found it had a slightly protective effect! Cannabis users got lung cancer less frequently than non-smokers! Dr. Tashkin, now supports legalization. This will give you the info on it.

    Top anti-drug researcher changes his mind – says legalize marijuana « Patients for Medical Cannabis

    And about the brain cells- here's some on that-

    High-dose cannabis stimulates growth of brain cells in rats (news – 2005)
    High-dose cannabis stimulates growth of brain cells in rats - Health News, Health & Families - The Independent

    Good News For The Medical Marijuana Movement: Pot Proliferates Brain Cells And Boosts Mood (news - 2005)
    Good News For The Medical Marijuana Movement: Pot Proliferates Brain Cells And Boosts Mood

    Marijuana might cause new cell growth in the brain (news – 2005)
    \tMarijuana might cause new cell growth in the brain - health - 13 October 2005 - New Scientist

    Cannabinoids promote hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects (full - 2005)
    \tJournal of Clinical Investigation -- Cannabinoids promote embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects


    Hope that explains things!


    Granny
     
  9. #9 Totallydude, Jul 25, 2011
    ^^ well thanks very much for that info, I would +rep you but I don't know how.. How about weed and colds, bronchitis etc.?
     
  10. #10 calvin4986, Jul 25, 2011
    Watch "what if cannabis cured cancer" that's the ultimate documentary
     
  11. #11 Storm Crow, Jul 26, 2011
    When you are sick, being stoned makes you feel better- you ache less, it can bring down a fever, and so on (studies are available by clicking that first link in my sig). Vaporizing is better than smoking, though. ("Methods of Use- Vaporizers" section for the studies).

    Now, a lot of you wonder about lung damage . We all know that tobacco messed up your lungs, but what about cannabis? :confused_2: WebMD has something to say about the subject-

    Smoking Pot, Cigarettes Ups COPD Risk (news - 2009) (bad title, good article! :cool: )
    [FONT=&quot]Smoking Pot, Cigarettes Ups COPD Risk[/FONT]

    When COPD was clinically confirmed though a diagnostic method known as spirometric testing:

    • The incidence of COPD among participants who smoked cigarettes alone was 2.7 times higher than among nonsmokers.
    • The incidence of COPD was 2.9 times higher among participants with a history of smoking both cigarettes and pot, even after controlling for other risk factors for the pulmonary disease.
    • COPD risk among people who smoked marijuana, but not tobacco, was slightly higher than among nonsmokers, but the increase was not statistically significant.


    If you guys want more actual info from mostly (got a few from FOX :p ) reliable sources. I dig PubMed and have put the MMJ studies in my "Granny's MMJ List", so you guys can learn the facts (and shoot down all the old myths).

    So it may protect your lungs from cancer, according to the Tashkin study. It does NOT mess your lungs up like tobacco, according to WebMD. And it eases aches and pains according to numerous studies and personal experiences! :D

    CANNABIS FTW! :hello:

    Cannabis is a LOT more than what you think it is! :eek: EDUCATE YOURSELF! :yay:


    Granny :wave:
     
  12. #12 Zephyr29, Jul 26, 2011
    I watched a documentary on youtube where a doctor said the risk of lung cancer was decreased one fold by those who smoke only cannabis.
     
  13. #13 overcrok, Apr 24, 2012
    I don't think cannabis smoke would actually have a positive impact on lung cancer, I've found only one study showing a 60% decrease in non-stem lung cancer cells, but the rest is all against this evidence. Check this article if interested: Medical-Marijuana-Effects-on-Lungs
     
  14. #14 Storm Crow, Apr 24, 2012
    Enjoy!

    A pilot study of orally administered Δ1-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol in the management of patients undergoing radiotherapy for carcinoma of the bronchus (full - 1974)
    A pilot study of orally administered

    Anticancer activity of cannabinoids (full - 1975) Anticancer activity of cannabinoids (Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 55, No. 3, September 1975, pp.597-602) - Drug News Bot

    Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids (full - 1975) http://www.ukcia.org/research/AntineoplasticActivityOfCannabinoids/default.html

    In vivo effects of cannabinoids on macromolecular biosynthesis in Lewis lung carcinomas. (abst - 1977) In vivo effects of cannabinoids on ma... [Cancer Biochem Biophys. 1977] - PubMed - NCBI

    Anti-emetic efficacy and toxicity of nabilone, a synthetic cannabinoid, in lung cancer chemotherapy. (full - 1983) Anti-emetic efficacy and toxicity of nabilone, a synthetic cannabinoid, in lung cancer chemotherapy.

    No increase in carcinogen-DNA adducts in the lungs of monkeys exposed chronically to marijuana smoke. (abst – 1992) No increase in carcinogen-DNA adducts in the lu... [Toxicol Lett. 1992] - PubMed - NCBI

    Marijuana Less Harmful to Lungs than Cigarettes (news - 1994) Marijuana Less Harmful to Lungs than Cigarettes

    So, you thought it was the tar that caused cancer... (news – 1999)
    So, you thought it was the tar that caused cancer...

    Marijuana Unlikely to Cause Head, Neck, or Lung Cancer (news - 2000)
    Marijuana Unlikely to Cause Cancer

    Anti-Tumor Effects (news - 2001) http://www.ukcia.org/research/AntiTumorEffects.htm

    Cannabis and tobacco smoke are not equally carcinogenic. (full – 2005) Cannabis and tobacco smoke are not equally carcinogenic

    Smoking Cannabis Does Not Cause Cancer of Lung or Upper Airways (news - 2005)
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    Cannabis Smoke Is Less Likely To Cause Cancer Than Tobacco Smoke (news - 2005)
    Cannabis Smoke Is Less Likely To Cause Cancer Than Tobacco Smoke

    Marijuana Use and the Risk of Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers: Results of a Population-Based Case-Control Study (full - 2006) Marijuana Use and the Risk of Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers: Results of a Population-Based Case-Control Study

    Marijuana Use and Lung Cancer: Results of a Case-Control Study (abst - 2006)
    Marijuana Use and Lung Cancer: Results of a Case-Control Study

    Study Finds No Link Between Marijuana Use And Lung Cancer (news - 2006)
    Study Finds No Link Between Marijuana Use And Lung Cancer

    Study Finds No Cancer-Marijuana Connection (news – 2006)
    Study Finds No Cancer-Marijuana Connection

    No association between lung cancer and cannabis smoking in large study \t(news - 2006) International Association for Cannabis as Medicine

    Marijuana Smoking Found Non-Carcinogenic (news - 2006)
    Medical News: ATS: Marijuana Smoking Found Non-Carcinogenic - in Oncology/Hematology, Lung Cancer from MedPage Today

    Pot Smoking Not Linked to Lung Cancer (news - 2006)
    Entheology.org - Preserving Ancient Knowledge

    Large Study Finds No Link between Marijuana and Lung Cancer (news - 2006)
    Large Study Finds No Link between Marijuana and Lung Cancer: Scientific American

    There Seems to Be No Link between Marijuana Use and Lung Cancer (news – 2006)
    There Seems to Be No Link between Marijuana Use and Lung Cancer - Softpedia

    {Delta}-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits growth and metastasis of lung cancer.
    (abst - 2007)
    {Delta}-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits growth and metastasis of lung cancer. -- Preet et al. 2007 (1): 4749 -- AACR Meeting Abstracts

    Marijuana Cuts Lung Cancer Tumor Growth In Half, Study Shows (news – 2007)
    Marijuana Cuts Lung Cancer Tumor Growth In Half, Study Shows

    Pot's Active Ingredient Halts Lung Cancer Growth, Study Says (news - 2007)
    Illinois NORML - Pot's Active Ingredient Halts Lung Cancer Growth, Study Says
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    Marijuana Ingredients Slow Invasion by Cervical and Lung Cancer Cells
    (news - 2007) Pot Slows Cancer in Test Tube

    Marijuana Helps to Combat Lung Cancer (news – 2007)
    Marijuana Helps to Combat Lung Cancer ( An ingredient found in marijuana may he...)

    Marijuana May Fight Lung Tumors (news - 2007)
    Marijuana May Fight Lung Tumors

    Cannabis as a possible treatment for lung cancer (news - 2007)
    Cannabis as a possible treatment for lung cancer

    Marijuana Beneficial in Fighting Lung Tumors, Study (news – 2007)
    Marijuana Beneficial in Fighting Lung Tumors, Study ( New research has shown the benefits of ...)

    Inhibition of Cancer Cell Invasion by Cannabinoids via Increased Expression of Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinases-1 (full - 2008) http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/100/1/59

    Doubts about the role of cannabis in causing lung cancer. (letter - 2008)
    Doubts about the role of cannabis in causing lung cancer

    Delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits epithelial growth factor-induced lung cancer cell migration in vitro as well as its growth and metastasis in vivo. (abst – 2008) Delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits epithelial gro... [Oncogene. 2008] - PubMed - NCBI

    Decrease of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 may contribute to the anti-invasive action of cannabidiol on human lung cancer cells. (abst - 2010) Decrease of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 may ... [Pharm Res. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI

    Cannabidiol inhibits cancer cell invasion via upregulation of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1. (abst - 2010) Cannabidiol inhibits cancer cell invasion ... [Biochem Pharmacol. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI

    Medical Marijuana; The active ingredient in marijuana cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread, say researchers at Harvard University. (news – 2010)
    Free News, Magazines, Newspapers, Journals, Reference Articles and Classic Books - Free Online Library

    Effects of smoking cannabis on lung function (full – 2011)
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    Cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2, as novel targets for inhibition of non-small cell lung cancer growth and metastasis (full - 2011) Cannabinoid Receptors, CB1 and CB2, as Novel Targets for Inhibition of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Growth and Metastasis

    Cannabidiol inhibits lung cancer cell invasion and metastasis via intercellular adhesion molecule-1. (abst – 2011) Cannabidiol inhibits lung cancer cell invasion and m... [FASEB J. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI
     
  15. #15 iCheetos, Apr 24, 2012
    Grandma is the best.
     
  16. #16 Mafia93, Apr 24, 2012
    Granny steady dropping knowledge in this bitch.
     

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