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CANCER - BONE

Differential effects of repeated low dose treatment with the cannabinoid agonist WIN 55,212-2 in experimental models of bone cancer pain and neuropathic pain.
(abst - 2008)
Differential effects of repeated low dose treatmen... [Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2008] - PubMed result

Reduction of bone cancer pain by activation of spinal cannabinoid receptor 1 and its expression in the superficial dorsal horn of the spinal cord in a murine model of bone cancer pain. (full - 2009)
Reduction of Bone Cancer Pain by Activation of Spinal Cannab... : Anesthesiology

Cannabis offers hope to arthritis sufferers (news - 2009)
Cannabis offers hope to arthritis sufferers | Daily Mail (London, England), The Newspaper | Find Articles at BNET

Spinal and peripheral analgesic effects of the CB cannabinoid receptor agonist AM1241 in two models of bone cancer-induced pain. (abst - 2010)
Spinal and peripheral analgesic effects of the CB2... [Br J Pharmacol. 2010] - PubMed result

A cannabinoid 2 receptor agonist attenuates bone cancer-induced pain and bone loss. (abst - 2010)
A cannabinoid 2 receptor agonist attenuates bone c... [Life Sci. 2010] - PubMed result

CANCER - BREAST

The endogenous cannabinoid anandamide inhibits human breast cancer cell proliferation (full - 1998)
The endogenous cannabinoid anandamide inhibits human breast cancer cell proliferation

Suppression of Nerve Growth Factor Trk Receptors and Prolactin Receptors by Endocannabinoids Leads to Inhibition of Human Breast and Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation (full - 2000)
Suppression of Nerve Growth Factor Trk Receptors and Prolactin Receptors by Endocannabinoids Leads to Inhibition of Human Breast and Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation -- Melck et al. 141 (1): 118 -- Endocrinology

Palmitoylethanolamide inhibits the expression of fatty acid amide hydrolase
and enhances the anti-proliferative effect of anandamide in human breast
cancer cells (full - 2001)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...tool=pmcentrez

Antitumor Activity of Plant Cannabinoids with Emphasis on the Effect of Cannabidiol on Human Breast Carcinoma (full - 2006)
Antitumor Activity of Plant Cannabinoids with Emphasis on the Effect of Cannabidiol on Human Breast Carcinoma

9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhibits Cell Cycle Progression in Human Breast Cancer through Cdc2 Regulation (full - 2006)
Î”9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhibits Cell Cycle Progression in Human Breast Cancer Cells through Cdc2 Regulation â€” Cancer Res

Anandamide inhibits adhesion and migration of breast cancer cells. (abst - 2006)
Anandamide inhibits adhesion and migration of brea... [Exp Cell Res. 2006] - PubMed result

Cannabidiol inhibits tumour growth in leukaemia and breast cancer in animal studies (news - 2006)
International Association for Cannabis as Medicine

A combination of THC and prochlorperazine effective in reducing vomiting in women following breast surgery (news - 2006)
International Association for Cannabis as Medicine

Cannabidiol Dramatically Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Growth (news - 2006)
Cannabidiol Dramatically Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Growth, Study Says: The Hempire - [cannabis, uk]

Cannabidiol as a novel inhibitor of Id-1 gene expression in aggressive breast cancer cells. (full - 2007)
Cannabidiol as a novel inhibitor of Id-1 gene expression in aggressive breast cancer cells

Cannabis compound cannabidiol CBD 'halts cancer' & may bring relive to other illness's (news - 2007)
BBC NEWS | Health | Cannabis compound 'halts cancer'

“Medical Marijuana” Takes On New Meaning for Metastatic Breast Cancer
(news - 2007)
Breast Cancer -

Cannabidiol may be helpful in reducing the aggressiveness of breast cancer cells
(news - 2007)
International Association for Cannabis as Medicine

Cannabis Compound May Stop Metastatic Breast Cancer (news - 2007)
Cannabis Compound May Stop Metastatic Breast Cancer - washingtonpost.com

Marijuana Compound Shows Promise In Fighting Breast Cancer (news - 2007)
Marijuana Compound Shows Promise In Fighting Breast Cancer

Cannabis compound may stop the spread of breast cancer cells (news - 2007)
Cannabis compound may stop the spread of breast cancer cells

Endocannabinoids in endocrine and related tumours (full - 2008)
http://erc.endocrinology-journals.or...t/15/2/391.pdf

JunD is involved in the antiproliferative effect of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol on human breast cancer cells (abst - 2008)
JunD is involved in the antiproliferative effect of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol on human breast cancer cells.

Cannabinoid receptor agonists inhibit growth and metastasis of breast cancer
(abst - 2008)
Cannabinoid receptor agonists inhibit growth and metastasis of breast cancer -- Qamri et al. 2008 (1): 4081 -- AACR Meeting Abstracts

Inhibition of Breast Cancer Aggressiveness by Cannabidiol (abst - 2008)
Research Page: Inhibition of Breast Cancer Aggressiveness by Cannabidiol

Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists inhibit tumor growth and metastasis of breast cancer (abst - 2009)
Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists inhibit tumor growth and metastasis of breast cancer

A role for L-alpha-lysophosphatidylinositol and GPR55 in the modulation of migration, orientation and polarization of human breast cancer cells. (abst - 2010)
A role for L-alpha-lysophosphatidylinositol and GP... [Br J Pharmacol. 2010] - PubMed result

Cannabidiol researchers discover the switch to turn off aggressive breast cancer gene (news - 2010)
Cannabidiol researchers discover the switch to turn off aggressive breast cancer gene

Medical marijuana news. Cannabidiol stops the spread of breast cancer.
(news - 2010)
Medical marijuana news. Cannabidiol stops the spread of breast cancer.

CANCER - CERVICAL

Arachidonyl ethanolamide induces apoptosis of uterine cervix cancer cells via aberrantly expressed vanilloid receptor-1 (full - 2004)
http://science.iowamedicalmarijuana....sot%202004.pdf

Marijuana Ingredients Slow Invasion by Cervical and Lung Cancer Cells
(news - 2007)
Pot Slows Cancer in Test Tube

Inhibition of Cancer Cell Invasion by Cannabinoids via Increased Expression of Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinases-1 (full - 2008)
Inhibition of Cancer Cell Invasion by Cannabinoids via Increased Expression of Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinases-1 -- Ramer and Hinz 100 (1): 59 -- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Marijuana use and cervical HPV/neoplasia (abst - 2008)
Infectious Agents and Cancer | Full text | Marijuana use and cervical HPV/neoplasia

CANCER - CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA

Opposing Actions of Endocannabinoids on Cholangiocarcinoma Growth
(full - 2007)
Opposing Actions of Endocannabinoids on Cholangiocarcinoma Growth

The endocannabinoid anandamide inhibits cholangiocarcinoma growth via activation of the noncanonical Wnt signaling pathway (full - 2008)
The endocannabinoid anandamide inhibits cholangiocarcinoma growth via activation of the noncanonical Wnt signaling pathway

Recent advances in the regulation of cholangiocarcinoma growth (abst - 2010)
Recent advances in the regulation of cholangiocarcinoma growth -- Francis et al. 299 (1): G1 -- AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

CANCER - COLORECTAL

Possible endocannabinoid control of colorectal cancer growth. (abst - 2003)
Possible endocannabinoid control of colorectal can... [Gastroenterology. 2003] - PubMed result

Inflammation and cancer IV. Colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease: the role of inflammation. (full - 2004)
Inflammation and Cancer IV. Colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease: the role of inflammation -- Itzkowitz and Yio 287 (1): G7 -- AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Anandamide is an endogenous inhibitor for the migration of tumor cells and T lymphocytes. (abst - 2004)
Agonists of cannabinoid receptor 1 and 2 inhibit e... [Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2006] - PubMed result

The endogenous cannabinoid, anandamide, induces cell death in colorectal carcinoma cells: a possible role for cyclooxygenase 2 (full - 2005)
The endogenous cannabinoid, anandamide, induces cell death in colorectal carcinoma cells: a possible role for cyclooxygenase 2

Cannabinoids and cancer: potential for colorectal cancer therapy. (needs free registration) (abst - 2005)
Medscape: Medscape Access

Increased endocannabinoid levels reduce the development of precancerous lesions in the mouse colon (full - 2007)
Increased endocannabinoid levels reduce the development of precancerous lesions in the mouse colon

Cannabinoid Receptor Activation Induces Apoptosis through Tumor Necrosis Factor α–Mediated Ceramide De novo Synthesis in Colon Cancer Cells
(full - 2008)
Cannabinoid Receptor Activation Induces Apoptosis through Tumor Necrosis Factor

Loss of cannabinoid receptor 1 accelerates intestinal tumor growth (full - 2008)
Loss of cannabinoid receptor 1 accelerates intestinal tumor growth

Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Associated With Marijuana Use in a Man With Colorectal Cancer (full - 2008)
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Associated With Marijuana Use in a Man With Colorectal Cancer -- Cescon et al. 26 (13): 2214 -- Journal of Clinical Oncology

Marijuana takes on colon cancer (news - 2008)
Marijuana takes on colon cancer - health - 01 August 2008 - New Scientist

Cannabis compound clue to colon cancer (news - 2008)
Cannabis compound clue to colon cancer - health - 06 August 2008 - New Scientist

Turned-Off Cannabinoid Receptor Turns On Colorectal Tumor Growth
(news - 2008)
Turned-off Cannabinoid Receptor Turns On Colorectal Tumor Growth

Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
(news - 2008)
HealthScout-Consumer Health News, Information and Resources Updated Daily-Cancer-Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer

Cannabinoids in intestinal inflammation and cancer (full - 2009)
http://science.iowamedicalmarijuana....2019442536.pdf

Induction of the antitumorigenic NSAID-activated gene (NAG-1) in synthetic hexahydrocannabinol-induced apoptosis of human colorectal cancer cells
(abst - 2009)
Induction of the antitumorigenic NSAID-activated gene (NAG-1) in synthetic hexahydrocannabinol-induced apoptosis of human colorectal cancer cells -- Cho et al. 23 (1): 761.5 -- The FASEB Journal

Induction of p53-independent apoptosis by a novel synthetic hexahydrocannabinol analog is mediated via Sp1-dependent NSAID-activated gene-1 in colon cancer cells (abst - 2010)
ScienceDirect - Biochemical Pharmacology : Induction of p53-independent apoptosis by a novel synthetic hexahydrocannabinol analog is mediated via Sp1-dependent NSAID-activated gene-1 in colon cancer cells

Involvement of NSAID-activated gene-1 in a novel synthetic hexahydrocannabinol analogue-induced growth inhibition and apoptosis of colon cancer cells (abst - 2010)
Involvement of NSAID-activated gene-1 in a novel synthetic hexahydrocannabinol analogue-induced growth inhibition and apoptosis of colon cancer cells -- Thapa et al. 24 (1): 965.8 -- The FASEB Journal

CANCER - GASTRIC

The effect of cannnabinoid to gastric cancer (abst -2006)
The effect of cannnabinoid to gastric cancer -- Miyato et al. 2006 (1): 958 -- AACR Meeting Abstracts

CANCER - GLIOMA

Cannabinoids inhibit N-type calcium channels in neuroblastoma-glioma cells.
(full - 1992)
Cannabinoids inhibit N-type calcium channels in neuroblastoma-glioma cells.

Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol induces apoptosis in C6 glioma cells.
(abst - 1998)
Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol induces apoptosis in C... [FEBS Lett. 1998] - PubMed result

Anandamide Induces Apoptosis in Human Cells via Vanilloid Receptors
(full - 2000)
Anandamide Induces Apoptosis in Human Cells via Vanilloid Receptors

Anti-tumoral action of cannabinoids: involvement of sustained ceramide accumulation and extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation. (abst - 2000)
Anti-tumoral action of cannabinoids: involvement o... [Nat Med. 2000] - PubMed result

Marijuana's Active Ingredient Targets Deadly Brain Cancer (news - 2000)
Marijuana's Active Ingredient Targets Deadly Brain Cancer

Pot Shrinks Tumors; Government Knew in '74 (news - 2000)
Pot Shrinks Tumors; Government Knew in '74 | | AlterNet

Science: THC destroys brain cancer in animal research (news - 2000)
cannabis medicine

Inhibition of Glioma Growth in Vivo by Selective Activation of the CB2 Cannabinoid Receptor1 (full - 2001)
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cg...61/15/5784.pdf

Inhibition of Rat C6 Glioma Cell Proliferation by Endogenous and Synthetic Cannabinoids. Relative Involvement of Cannabinoid and Vanilloid Receptors
(full - 2001)
Inhibition of Rat C6 Glioma Cell Proliferation by Endogenous and Synthetic Cannabinoids. Relative Involvement of Cannabinoid and Vanilloid Receptors

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

Inhibition of tumor angiogenesis by cannabinoids (full - 2003)
Inhibition of tumor angiogenesis by cannabinoids -- Blázquez et al., 10.1096/fj.02-0795fje -- The FASEB Journal

Cannabinoids: Potential Anticancer Agents (full - 2003)
http://americanmarijuana.org/Guzman-Cancer.pdf

Anti-tumor effects of cannabidiol (abst - 2003)
Short News November 9th 3002

Up-Regulation of Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression Is Involved in R(_)-Methanandamide-Induced Apoptotic Death of Human Neuroglioma Cells
(full - 2004)
http://science.iowamedicalmarijuana....inz%202004.pdf

Cannabinoids Inhibit the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathway in Gliomas (full - 2004)
Cannabinoids Inhibit the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathway in Gliomas

Antitumor effects of cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid, on human glioma cell lines. (full - 2004)
http://science.iowamedicalmarijuana....ssi%202004.pdf

Hypothesis: Cannabinoid Therapy for the Treatment of Gliomas? (abst - 2004)
Hypothesis: Cannabinoid Therapy for the Treatment of Gliomas? - Medical Journals - Healia

Marijuana May Stall Brain Tumor Growth (news - 2004)
Marijuana May Stall Brain Tumor Growth

Marijuana Extract Fights Brain Cancer in Mice (news - 2004)
Marijuana Extract Fights Brain Cancer in Mice: Scientific American

'Pot' may help fight tumours (news - 2004)
'Pot' may help fight tumours | Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) Newspaper | Find Articles at BNET

Cannabis hope for brain cancer (news - 2004)
Cannabis hope for brain cancer | Scotland on Sunday (Edinburgh, Scotland) Newspaper | Find Articles at BNET

Cancer Killer (news -2004)
Latest News - U.S. War on Drugs Stalling Mind-Blowing Research into Pot's Cancer-Healing Properties

Marijuana Ingredient Inhibits VEGF Pathway Required For Brain Tumor Blood Vessels (news - 2004)
Marijuana Ingredient Inhibits VEGF Pathway Required For Brain Tumor Blood Vessels

Cannabis extract makes brain tumors shrink, halts growth of blood vessels
(news - 2004)
Cannabis extract makes brain tumors shrink, halts growth of blood vessels

Cannabidiol inhibits human glioma cell migration through a cannabinoid receptor-independent mechanism (full - 2005)
Cannabidiol inhibits human glioma cell migration through a cannabinoid receptor-independent mechanism

Endocannabinoid metabolism in human glioblastomas and meningiomas compared to human non-tumour brain tissue (full - 2005)
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Endoca...eningiomas.pdf

Cannabinoids selectively inhibit proliferation and induce death of cultured human glioblastoma multiforme cells. (abst - 2005)
Cannabinoids selectively inhibit proliferation and... [J Neurooncol. 2005] - PubMed result

A pilot clinical study of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. (full - 2006)
Clinical Studies and Case Reports

The non-psychoactive Cannabidiol triggers caspase activation and oxidative stress in human glioma cells. (abst - 2006)
iHOP - The non-psychoactive cannabidiol triggers caspase activation and oxidative stress in human glioma cells.

THC tested against brain tumour in pilot clinical study (news - 2006)
International Association for Cannabis as Medicine

Cannabinoids Induce Glioma Stem-like Cell Differentiation
and Inhibit Gliomagenesis (full - 2007)
Cannabinoids Induce Glioma Stem-like Cell Differentiation and Inhibit Gliomagenesis

Expression of cannabinoid receptors and neurotrophins in human gliomas.
(abst - 2007)
Expression of cannabinoid receptors and neurotroph... [Neurol Sci. 2007] - PubMed result

Targeting astrocytomas and invading immune cells with cannabinoids: a promising therapeutic avenue. (abst - 2007)
at Find-Health-Articles.com

Delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits cell cycle progression by downregulation of E2F1 in human glioblastoma multiforme cells. (abst - 2007)
Delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits cell cycle progression by downregulation of E2F1 in human glioblastoma multiforme cells.

Cannabinoids and gliomas. (abst - 2007)
Cannabinoids and gliomas. [Mol Neurobiol. 2007] - PubMed result

Cannabinoids Inhibit Glioma Cell Invasion by Down-regulating Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Expression (full - 2008)
Cannabinoids Inhibit Glioma Cell Invasion by Down-regulating Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Expression

Cannabinoids as potential new therapy for the treatment of gliomas
(abst - 2008)
Expert Reviews - Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics - 8(1):37 - Summary

Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits cell cycle progression by downregulation of E2F1 in human glioblastoma multiforme cells. (abst - 2008)
Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits cell cycle p... [Acta Oncol. 2008] - PubMed result

Down-regulation of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 in gliomas: a new marker of cannabinoid antitumoral activity? (abst - 2008)
Down-regulation of tissue inhibitor of metalloprot... [Neuropharmacology. 2008] - PubMed result

Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells (news - 2008)
Entheology.org - Preserving Ancient Knowledge

Cannabinoid action induces autophagymediated cell death through stimulation of ER stress in human glioma cells. (full - 2009)
Cannabinoid action induces autophagy-mediated cell death through stimulation of ER stress in human glioma cells

THC initiates brain cancer cells to destroy themselves (news - 2009)
THC initiates brain cancer cells to destroy themselves | Worldhealth.net Anti-Aging News

Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells (news - 2009)
Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells - US News and World Report

Marijuana ingredient may reduce tumours-study (news - 2009)
Reuters AlertNet - Marijuana ingredient may reduce tumours-study

Marijuana Chemical May Fight Brain Cancer (news - 2009)
Marijuana Chemical May Fight Brain Cancer

Active Component Of Marijuana Has Anti-Cancer Effects, Study Suggests
(news - 2009)
Active Component Of Marijuana Has Anti-cancer Effects, Study Suggests

Cannabidiol Enhances the Inhibitory Effects of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on Human Glioblastoma Cell Proliferation and Survival (full - 2010)
http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/cmu/Br...ncer_Study.pdf

Cannabidiol Enhances the Inhibitory Effects of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on Human Glioblastoma Cell Proliferation and Survival (abst - 2010)
Cannabidiol Enhances the Inhibitory Effects of

Cannabinoids inhibit glioma cell invasion in brain cancer studies (news - 2010)
Cannabinoids inhibit glioma cell invasion in brain cancer studies

CANCER - HEAD AND NECK

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

Marijuana use and Risk of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (full - 2004)
Marijuana Use and Risk of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Cannabis use and cancer of the head and neck: Case-control study (full -2008)
Cannabis use and cancer of the head and neck: Case-control study

Marijuana May Reduce Risk of Certain Cancers, Study Says (news - 2009)
Marijuana May Reduce Risk of Certain Cancers, Study Says

CANCER - KAPOSI'S SARCOMA

The CB1/CB2 receptor agonist WIN-55,212-2 reduces viability of human
Kaposi’s sarcoma cells in vitro (full - 2009)
http://science.iowamedicalmarijuana....2019539619.pdf

CANCER - LEUKEMIA

Effects of cannabinoids on L1210 murine leukemia. 1. Inhibition of DNA synthesis. (abst - 1977)
Effects of cannabinoids on L1210 murine leukemia. ... [Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1977] - PubMed result

Cannabinoids induce incomplete maturation of cultured human leukemia cells (full - 1987)
Cannabinoids induce incomplete maturation of cultured human leukemia cells.

Fatal aspergillosis associated with smoking contaminated marijuana, in a marrow transplant recipient. (full - 1988)
Fatal aspergillosis associated with smoking contaminated marijuana, in a marrow transplant recipient.

Anandamide Induces Apoptosis in Human Cells via Vanilloid Receptors
(full - 2000)
Anandamide Induces Apoptosis in Human Cells via Vanilloid Receptors

Targeting CB2 cannabinoid receptors as a novel therapy to treat malignant lymphoblastic disease (full - 2002)
http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrar.../100/2/627.pdf

Gamma-irradiation enhances apoptosis induced by cannabidiol, a non-psychotropic cannabinoid, in cultured HL-60 myeloblastic leukemia cells.
(abst - 2003)
Gamma-irradiation enhances apoptosis induced by ca... [Leuk Lymphoma. 2003] - PubMed result

Cannabis-induced cytotoxicity in leukemic cell lines: the role of the cannabinoid receptors and the MAPK pathway (full - 2005)
Blood -- Cannabis-induced cytotoxicity in leukemic cell lines: the role of the cannab...

Marijuana's Active Ingredient Kills Leukemia Cells (forum post/news - 2005)
Marijuana's Active Ingredient Kills Leukemia Cells - TreatingYourself.COM Online Community

Cannabidiol-Induced Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells : A Novel Role of Cannabidiol in the Regulation of p22phox and Nox4 Expression (full - 2006)
Cannabidiol-Induced Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells: A Novel Role of Cannabidiol in the Regulation of p22phox and Nox4 Expression

{Delta}9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Induced Apoptosis in Jurkat Leukemia T Cells Is Regulated by Translocation of Bad to Mitochondria (full - 2006)
Î”9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Induced Apoptosis in Jurkat Leukemia T Cells Is Regulated by Translocation of Bad to Mitochondria â€” Mol Cancer Res

Cannabidiol inhibits tumour growth in leukaemia and breast cancer in animal studies (news - 2006)
International Association for Cannabis as Medicine

Cannabis destroys cancer cells (news - 2006)
Cannabis destroys cancer cells

HU-331, a novel cannabinoid-based anticancer topoisomerase II inhibitor
(full - 2007)
HU-331, a novel cannabinoid-based anticancer topoisomerase II inhibitor

Enhancing the in vitro cytotoxic activity of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in leukemic cells through a combinatorial approach (abst - 2008)
Enhancing the in vitro cytotoxic activity of Delta... [Leuk Lymphoma. 2008] - PubMed result

Substance use and survival after treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). (abst - 2010)
Substance use and survival after treatment for chr... [Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2010] - PubMed result

CANCER - LUNG

So, you thought it was the tar that caused cancer... (news - no date)
So, you thought it was the tar that caused cancer...

CLAIM #4: MARIJUANA CAUSES LUNG DISEASE (news - no date)
Erowid Cannabis Vault : Exposing Marijuana Myths

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)
[BOT] Anticancer activity of cannabinoids (Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 55, No. 3, September 1975, pp.597-602)

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

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

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.

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

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

Smoking Cannabis Does Not Cause Cancer of Lung or Upper Airways
(news - 2005)
CCRMG

Cannabis smoke less likely to cause cancer than tobacco smoke (news - 2005)
Cannabis smoke 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

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

Marijuana Smoking Found Non-Carcinogenic (news - 2006)
Medical News: ATS: Marijuana Smoking Found Non-Carcinogenic - in Hematology/Oncology, 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

{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

Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits epithelial growth factor-induced lung cancer cell migration in vitro as well as its growth and metastasis in vivo
(abst - 2007)
Unbound MEDLINE | Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits epithelial growth factor-induced lung cancer cell migration in vitro as well as its growth and metastasis in vivo. Journal article abstract

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

Marijuana Ingredients Slow Invasion by Cervical and Lung Cancer Cells
(news -2007)
Pot Slows Cancer in Test Tube

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

Inhibition of Cancer Cell Invasion by Cannabinoids via Increased Expression of Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinases-1 (full - 2008)
Inhibition of Cancer Cell Invasion by Cannabinoids via Increased Expression of Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinases-1 -- Ramer and Hinz 100 (1): 59 -- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Cannabis use and risk of lung cancer: a case–control study (full - 2008)
Cannabis use and risk of lung cancer: a case

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

CANCER - LYMPHOMA

UCSF Researchers Report New Risk Factors For Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
(news - 1999)
UCSF Researchers Report New Risk Factors For Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Anandamide Induces Apoptosis in Human Cells via Vanilloid Receptors
(full - 2000)
Anandamide Induces Apoptosis in Human Cells via Vanilloid Receptors

Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists May Be Novel Class of Anti-Lymphoma Agents
(news - 2002)
Cannabinoid receptor agonists may be novel class of anti-lymphoma agents | OncoLink Cancer Resources

The Peripheral Cannabinoid Receptor CB2 and CD40 Are Novel Biological Markers That Predict Outcome in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of Elderly Patients. (abst - 2004)
The Peripheral Cannabinoid Receptor CB2 and CD40 Are Novel Biological Markers That Predict Outcome in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of Elderly Patients. -- Rayman et al. 104 (11): 3256 -- ASH Annual Meeting Abstracts

Cannabinoid receptor ligands mediate growth inhibition and cell death in mantle cell lymphoma. (abst - 2005)
Cannabinoid receptor ligands mediate growth inhibi... [FEBS Lett. 2005] - PubMed result

Cannabinoid Receptor-Mediated Apoptosis Induced by R(+)-Methanandamide and Win55,212-2 Is Associated with Ceramide Accumulation and p38 Activation in Mantle Cell Lymphoma (full - 2006)
Cannabinoid Receptor-Mediated Apoptosis Induced by R(+)-Methanandamide and Win55,212-2 Is Associated with Ceramide Accumulation and p38 Activation in Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Expression of cannabinoid receptors type 1 and type 2 in non-Hodgkin lymphoma: growth inhibition by receptor activation. (abst - 2008)
Expression of cannabinoid receptors type 1 and typ... [Int J Cancer. 2008] - PubMed result

CANCER - MELANOMA

Intractable nausea and vomiting due to gastrointestinal mucosal metastases
(abst - 1997)
Clinical Studies and Case Reports

Cannabinoid receptors as novel targets for the treatment of melanoma
(full - 2006)
Cannabinoid receptors as novel targets for the treatment of melanoma -- Blázquez et al. 20 (14): 2633 -- The FASEB Journal

Dronabinol for supportive therapy in patients with malignant melanoma and liver metastases. (abst - 2006)
Clinical Studies and Case Reports

Cannabinoid receptor-1 modulation induces apoptosis of human melanoma cells
(abst - 2008)
Cannabinoid receptor-1 modulation induces apoptosis of human melanoma cells -- Timar et al. 2008 (1): 2678 -- AACR Meeting Abstracts

CANCER - NEUROBLASTOMA

Cannabinoids inhibit N-type calcium channels in neuroblastoma-glioma cells.
(full - 1992)
Cannabinoids inhibit N-type calcium channels in neuroblastoma-glioma cells.

Cannabinoid receptor agonists inhibit Ca current in NG108-15 neuroblastoma cells via a pertussis toxin-sensitive mechanism. (full - 1992)
Cannabinoid receptor agonists inhibit Ca current in NG108-15 neuroblastoma cells via a pertussis toxin-sensitive mechanism.

Anandamide Induces Apoptosis in Human Cells via Vanilloid Receptors
(full - 2000)
Anandamide Induces Apoptosis in Human Cells via Vanilloid Receptors

CANCER - ORAL

Boron trifluoride etherate on silica-A modified Lewis acid reagent (VII). Antitumor activity of cannabigerol against human oral epitheloid carcinoma cells.
(abst- 1998)
Boron trifluoride etherate on silica-A modified Le... [Arch Pharm Res. 1998] - PubMed result

Marijuana use and Risk of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (full - 2004)
Marijuana Use and Risk of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Study Finds No Association Between Marijuana Use And Incidence Of Oral Cancer (news - 2004)
Study Finds No Association Between Marijuana Use And Incidence Of Oral Cancer

Smoking of cannabis does not increase risk for oral cancer (news - 2004)
International Association for Cannabis as Medicine

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

Peripheral Cannabinoids Attenuate Carcinoma Induced Nociception in Mice
(full - 2008)
Peripheral Cannabinoids Attenuate Carcinoma Induced Nociception in Mice

A Population-Based Case-Control Study of Marijuana Use and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. (full - 2009)
http://safeaccess.ca/research/pdf/Ma...lCarcinoma.pdf

Cannabinoids Inhibit Cellular Respiration of Human Oral Cancer Cells
(abst - 2010)
Cannabinoids inhibit cellular respiration of human... [Pharmacology. 2010] - PubMed result

CANCER - OVARIAN

Cannabinoid receptors as a target for therapy of ovarian cancer (abst - 2006)
Cannabinoid receptors as a target for therapy of ovarian cancer -- Afaq et al. 2006 (1): 1084 -- AACR Meeting Abstracts

CANCER - PANCREATIC

Cannabinoids Induce Apoptosis of Pancreatic Tumor Cells via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress–Related Genes (full - 2006)
Cannabinoids Induce Apoptosis of Pancreatic Tumor Cells via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

Cannabinoids in pancreatic cancer: Correlation with survival and pain
(full - 2008)
Cannabinoids in pancreatic cancer: Correlation with survival and pain

CANCER - PITUITARY ADENOMA

Normal Human Pituitary Gland and Pituitary Adenomas Express Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 and Synthesize Endogenous Cannabinoids: First Evidence for a Direct Role of Cannabinoids on Hormone Modulation at the Human Pituitary Level (full - 2001)
Normal Human Pituitary Gland and Pituitary Adenomas Express Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 and Synthesize Endogenous Cannabinoids: First Evidence for a Direct Role of Cannabinoids on Hormone Modulation at the Human Pituitary Level -- Pagotto et al. 86

CANCER - PROSTATE

Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol induces apoptosis in human prostate PC-3 cells via a receptor-independent mechanism (abst - 1999)
ScienceDirect - FEBS Letters : Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol induces apoptosis in human prostate PC-3 cells via a receptor-independent mechanism

Suppression of Nerve Growth Factor Trk Receptors and Prolactin Receptors by Endocannabinoids Leads to Inhibition of Human Breast and Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation (full - 2000)
Suppression of Nerve Growth Factor Trk Receptors and Prolactin Receptors by Endocannabinoids Leads to Inhibition of Human Breast and Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation -- Melck et al. 141 (1): 118 -- Endocrinology

Anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects of anandamide in human prostatic cancer cell lines: implication of epidermal growth factor receptor down-regulation and ceramide production. (abst - 2003)
Anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects of ananda... [Prostate. 2003] - PubMed result

2-Arachidonoylglycerol A Novel Inhibitor of Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Cell Invasion (full - 2004)
2-Arachidonoylglycerol

Cannabinoid Receptor as a Novel Target for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
(full - 2005)
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cg.../65/5/1635.pdf

Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist-induced Apoptosis of Human Prostate Cancer Cells LNCaP Proceeds through Sustained Activation of ERK1/2 Leading to G1 Cell Cycle Arrest (full - 2006)
Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist-induced Apoptosis of Human Prostate Cancer Cells LNCaP Proceeds through Sustained Activation of ERK1/2 Leading to G1 Cell Cycle Arrest

Cannabinoid receptors agonist WIN-55,212-2 inhibits angiogenesis, metastasis and tumor growth of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cell CWR22R{nu}1 xenograft in athymic nude mice (abst - 2007)
Cannabinoid receptors agonist WIN-55,212-2 inhibits angiogenesis, metastasis and tumor growth of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cell CWR22R{nu}1 xenograft in athymic nude mice -- Sarfaraz et al. 2007 (1): 2195 -- AACR Meeting Abstracts

Endocannabinoids in endocrine and related tumours (full - 2008)
http://erc.endocrinology-journals.or...t/15/2/391.pdf

Inhibition of human tumour prostate PC-3 cell growth by cannabinoids R(+)-Methanandamide and JWH-015: Involvement of CB2 - Abstract (abst - 2009)
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Active Chemicals in Cannabis Inhibits Prostate Cancer Cell Growth
(news - 2009)
Active Chemicals in Cannabis Inhibits Prostate Cancer Cell Growth

Chemicals found in cannabis may help fight prostate cancer But (news - 2009)
Chemicals found in cannabis may help fight prostate cancer But | Herald, The; Glasgow (UK) Newspaper | Find Articles at BNET

Chemicals in cannabis found to stop prostate cancer (news - 2009)
Chemicals in cannabis found to stop prostate cancer

Cannabis chemicals may help fight prostate cancer (news - 2009)
Cannabis chemicals may help fight prostate cancer | Reuters

Active cannabis chemicals halt prostate cancer cell growth (news - 2009)
Active cannabis chemicals halt prostate cancer cell growth

CANCER - RISK CANNABIS VS TOBACCO

So, you thought it was the tar that caused cancer... (news - no date)
So, you thought it was the tar that caused cancer...

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

Premiere British Medical Journal Pronounces Marijuana Safer Than Alcohol, Tobacco (news - 1998)
The Cannabis Link

Why Doesn't Smoking Marijuana Cause Cancer? (news - 1999)
Why Doesn't Smoking Marijuana Cause Cancer?

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

Smoking Marijuana Does Not Cause Lung Cancer (news - 2005)
US: Web: Study: Smoking Marijuana Does Not Cause Lung Cancer

Cannabis Smoke Is Less Likely To Cause Cancer Than Tobacco Smoke
(news - 2005)
Cannabis Smoke Is Less Likely To Cause Cancer Than Tobacco Smoke

Blunt Smokers Link Dependence Potential To Nicotine (news - 2006)
Blunt Smokers Link Dependence Potential To Nicotine

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

Cannabis Smoke and Cancer: Assessing the Risk (news - 2008)
Cannabis Smoke and Cancer: Assessing the Risk - NORML

CANCER - SKIN

Inhibition of skin tumor growth and angiogenesis in vivo by activation of cannabinoid receptors (full - 2003)
Journal of Clinical Investigation -- Inhibition of skin tumor growth and angiogenesis in vivo by activation of cannabinoid receptors

Starting Point Of Sun-Induced Skin Cancer Discovered: Molecular 'Hooks' Also Pull Compounds From Marijuana From Bloodstream (news - 2008)
Starting Point Of Sun-induced Skin Cancer Discovered: Molecular 'Hooks' Also Pull Compounds From Marijuana From Bloodstream

CANCER - TESTICULAR

Chemotherapy for Testicular Cancer (anecdotal - no date)
Chemotherapy for Testicular Cancer by Anonymous

Crossover comparison of the antiemetic efficacy of nabilone and alizapride in patients with nonseminomatous testicular cancer receiving cisplatin therapy
(abst- 1986)
Clinical Studies and Case Reports

CANCER - THYROID

Control by the endogenous cannabinoid system of ras oncogene-dependent tumor growth (full - 2001)
Control by the endogenous cannabinoid system of ras oncogene-dependent tumor growth -- BIFULCO et al. 15 (14): 2745 -- The FASEB Journal

Inhibitory effects of cannabinoid CB1 receptor stimulation on tumor growth and metastatic spreading: actions on signals involved in angiogenesis and metastasis1 (full - 2003)
Inhibitory effects of cannabinoid CB1 receptor stimulation on tumor growth and metastatic spreading: actions on signals involved in angiogenesis and metastasis -- PORTELLA et al. 17 (12): 1771 -- The FASEB Journal

Endocannabinoids in endocrine and related tumours (full - 2008)
http://erc.endocrinology-journals.or...t/15/2/391.pdf

Cannabinoid 2 receptor induction by IL-12 and its potential as a therapeutic target for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. (abst - 2008)
Unbound MEDLINE | Cannabinoid 2 receptor induction by IL-12 and its potential as a therapeutic target for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Journal article

A metabolically stable analogue of anandamide, Met-F-AEA, inhibits human thyroid carcinoma cell lines by activation of apoptosis (abst - 2009)
Unbound MEDLINE | A metabolically stable analogue of anandamide, Met-F-AEA, inhibits human thyroid carcinoma cell lines by activation of apoptosis. Journal article abstract