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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Cannabis may halt breast cancer spread

Zee News : "Scientists at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute say that a compound found in cannabis may prove to be effective at helping stop the spread of breast cancer cells. Writing about their findings in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, the researchers revealed that the compound with potential anti-cancer effect is called CBD, which is found in Cannabis sativa. The researchers said that CBD could be the first non-toxic agent to show promise in treating metastatic forms of breast cancer. "

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