Revealing The Beneficial Effects Of CBD On Cancer
Cannabinoids are thought to help cancer patients with nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy, appetite stimulation, pain relief, mood elevation, and sleep, among other things. Over the last few decades, there has been a lot of evidence that the beneficial effects of CBD on cancer goes beyond palliative care. This is called "disease modulation."
Author:Suleman ShahReviewer:Han JuMay 02, 20220 Shares498 Views
With the current buzz around CBD, cannabinoids are thought to help cancer patients with nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy, appetite stimulation, pain relief, mood elevation, and sleep, among other things. Over the last few decades, there has been a lot of evidence that the beneficial effects of CBD on cancergoes beyond palliative care. This is called "disease modulation." Better research is needed, but the direct anti-cancer effects that have been shown so far include shrinking tumors, stopping the growth of new cancer cells, and stopping metastases. Researchers have shown that a number of different types of cancer have gone away.
What Is Cancer?
Cancer is a group of more than 200 different diseases in which bad cells grow and spread all over the body. Some of the most common types of cancer are breast and melanoma. These are the most common types of cancer. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy are some of the treatments.
What Are The Causes Of Cancer?
Cancer starts when there are changes to the DNA inside a cell that let it grow out of control. Radiation, cancer-causing substances, infections, and your genetic make-up can all make you more likely to get mutations. Having a good understanding of why people get cancer and how to avoid it is the first step in cancer prevention.
Common Causes
According to the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute, there are a lot of common causes and risks and they include:
- Age
- Immunosuppression
- Hormones
- Chronic inflammation
- Family historyand genetics
- Exposure to cancer-causing substances
- Virus infections and other infections
- Radiation exposure
- Sun exposure
- Poor diet
- Being overweight or obese
- Lack of physical activity
- Alcohol
- Smoking and tobacco use
Types Of Cancer
Cancer isn't a single disease, but rather a collection of over 200 different ones.1 As such, it is difficult to talk about cancer without understanding the specific type of cancer someone has. There are several ways in which cancers are named and categorized, including based on their point of origin (cell, tissue, area), tumor grade, stage, DNA profile, and more. Knowing more about all of them can help you better understand the type of cancer you have and what it means for your path forward.
Primary Vs. Metastatic
An often confusing point in discussing cancer types occurs when a cancer spreads (metastasizes) to another region of the body. When a cancer spreads, it is named for the type of cancer cell or organ in which it began, not for the region of the body where it spreads. This is the primary cancer.
For example, if breast cancer begins in the breast and later spreads to the lung, it would not be called lung cancer. Instead, it would be referred to as primary breast cancer metastatic to the lungs.
Rarely, healthcare providers are unable to determine where a cancer began but only find evidence of cancer where it has spread. This is referred to as an unknown primary or cancer of unknown origin with metastasis to the location where the cancer is discovered.
By Cell Or Tissue Type
The name for many cancers derives from the type of cells in which the cancer begins. For example, you may have been told you have kidney cancer, but kidney cancers can differ significantly based on the type of kidney cell in which these tumors start. There are six major types of cancer-based on cell type:
- Mixed types (including blastomas)
- Lymphomas (Hodgkin lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
- Leukemias, which includes Lymphocytic leukemias, Myelocytic leukemias
- Myelomas also known as plasma cells, which are the cells that manufacture antibodies.
- Sarcomas, which includes: Osteosarcoma (bone cancers), Chondrosarcoma (cartilage cancers), Liposarcoma (fatty tissue cancers), Rhabdomyosarcoma (skeletal muscle cancers), Leiomyosarcoma (smooth muscle cancers), Angiosarcoma (blood vessel cancers), Mesothelioma (cancers of the mesothelium, the tissues that line the chest and abdominal cavities), Fibrosarcoma (cancers of fibrous tissues), Glioma and astrocytoma (cells of the connective tissue in the brain)
- Carcinomas (Adenocarcinomas, Squamous cell carcinomas, Basal cell carcinomas, Transitional cell carcinomas)
Central Nervous System Cancers
Primary brain malignancies are less prevalent than metastases in the brain. Brain metastases, unlike malignancies in other parts of the body, seldom spread outside of the brain. Overall, the prevalence of brain cancer has risen in recent years. Lung cancer, breast cancer, and melanoma are examples of cancers that frequently spread to the brain.
Head And Neck Cancers
Cancers of the head and neck can affect any part of the head, from the tongue to the vocal cords. Human papillomavirus (HPV) has emerged as a major cause of malignant malignancies. Each year, around 10,000 persons in the United States are diagnosed with HPV-related head and neck cancer.
Breast Cancers
Breast cancer is a disease that affects far too many women. Men account for around one in every 100 cases of breast cancer. Ductal carcinoma is the most frequent kind of breast cancer. Inflammatory breast cancer, unlike other types of breast cancer, does not generally manifest as a lump.
Respiratory Cancers
Lung and bronchial tube cancers are the main cause of cancer death in both men and women in the United States. Smoking is a risk factor for many illnesses, however lung cancer can also develop in nonsmokers. The overall death rate from lung cancer is decreasing, but it is increasing among young adults.
Digestive System Cancers
Cancers of the digestive system can arise everywhere from the mouth to the anus. The vast majority of these malignancies are adenocarcinomas, with squamous cell carcinomas appearing in the upper esophagus and the furthest section of the rectum. The bulk of anal malignancies are currently caused by HPV infection.
Urinary System Cancers
It consists of the kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra (the passageway out from the bladder).
Reproductive System Cancers
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most cause of cancer mortality in women, and while it is treatable in the early stages, it is frequently detected after it has progressed.
Endocrine Cancers
Thyroid canceris becoming more common in the United States than any other malignancy. Multiple endocrine neoplasia, or MEN, is a mix of various endocrine malignancies that can run in families. Fortunately, many of these tumors have a good survival rate.
Bone And Soft Tissue Cancers
Bone cancer symptoms include discomfort or a pathologic fracture, which is a fracture that develops in a bone that has been weakened by the presence of a tumor.
Blood-Related Cancers
People who have blood-related cancers can have both cancers that affect blood cells and cancers that affect solid parts of the body, like lymph nodes. The risk factors for blood-related cancer aren't the same as those for solid cancers, but environmental exposures and viruses play a big part. These are the most common types of cancer in kids, and they happen a lot.
Skin Cancers
Most people have melanomas, which are the most common type of skin cancer. Non-melanoma skin cancers are more often not found and treated.
CBD For Cancer Treatment
Cannabinoids have both anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects on cells. People who smoke tobacco may get cancer because of cytochrome P450, family 1, member A1. Due to the health benefits of CBD, it may be able to stop this from happening (CYP1A1). Because cannabis is used to treat cancer, it does require high doses of cannabis medicine in order to reduce cancer activity and tumor size. There are so many active compounds in cannabis that it's hard for us to predict which one will have the best effect on a person's body. Many studies are being done by Dr. Meiri and his team to see how cannabinoids and other phytochemicals can help fight cancer by slowing down the growth of tumors.
Using CBD For Cancer - Dosage
Macro doses are usually used for people who have advanced cancer, and they should take in 200 mg to 2,000 g of cannabinoids per day. It is always best to start with a small dose to see how sensitive you are, and then go up as needed within the dosing range.
Conclusion
New cancer diagnoses are decreasing in the United States, yet more than 1.7 million people are diagnosed each year. However, the cancer death rate has decreased by 27 percent in the past 25 years and is expected to continue to decrease by 1.8 percent every year as a result of better identification and treatment. By altering your lifestyle, you can greatly minimize your chances of developing cancer. These actions also lower your chances of contracting other significant ailments, such as heart disease and cancer.
Suleman Shah
Author
Suleman Shah is a researcher and freelance writer. As a researcher, he has worked with MNS University of Agriculture, Multan (Pakistan) and Texas A & M University (USA). He regularly writes science articles and blogs for science news website immersse.com and open access publishers OA Publishing London and Scientific Times. He loves to keep himself updated on scientific developments and convert these developments into everyday language to update the readers about the developments in the scientific era. His primary research focus is Plant sciences, and he contributed to this field by publishing his research in scientific journals and presenting his work at many Conferences.
Shah graduated from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Pakistan) and started his professional carrier with Jaffer Agro Services and later with the Agriculture Department of the Government of Pakistan. His research interest compelled and attracted him to proceed with his carrier in Plant sciences research. So, he started his Ph.D. in Soil Science at MNS University of Agriculture Multan (Pakistan). Later, he started working as a visiting scholar with Texas A&M University (USA).
Shah’s experience with big Open Excess publishers like Springers, Frontiers, MDPI, etc., testified to his belief in Open Access as a barrier-removing mechanism between researchers and the readers of their research. Shah believes that Open Access is revolutionizing the publication process and benefitting research in all fields.
Han Ju
Reviewer
Hello! I'm Han Ju, the heart behind World Wide Journals. My life is a unique tapestry woven from the threads of news, spirituality, and science, enriched by melodies from my guitar. Raised amidst tales of the ancient and the arcane, I developed a keen eye for the stories that truly matter. Through my work, I seek to bridge the seen with the unseen, marrying the rigor of science with the depth of spirituality.
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