Pubdate: Thu, 02 Apr 2009
Source: Ottawa Citizen (CN ON)
Copyright: 2009 The Ottawa Citizen
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Cited: Spanish study http://www.jci.org/articles/view/37948

SPAIN. MARIJUANA THERAPY MAY SHRINK TUMOURS

(CNS) The active ingredient in marijuana appears to reduce tumour 
growth, according to a Spanish study published on Wednesday.

The researchers showed giving THC to mice with cancer decreased 
tumour growth and killed cells off in a process called autophagy.

"Our findings support that safe, therapeutically efficacious doses of 
THC may be reached in cancer patients," Complutense University in 
Madrid reported in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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