Re: My Relative Has Lung Cancer!! I Need Info Quickly!!
- From: midwest_46@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:25:38 -0800 (PST)
Well, my relative's doctors have said that 1) proton therapy, 2) a
lung transplant, and 3) removing my relative's cancerous lung and
allowing him to live with only one lung, are not feasible.
However, I have found some information about using medical marijuana
to fight cancer. In particular, a Harvard University study has found
that
delta-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), an active ingredient in marijuana,
may be able to fight lung cancer.
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Here is the story on the study:
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=4541
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Let me stress that this study is NOT about using cannabis to fight
nausea or to stimulate an appetite. This is about using cannabis to
fight the cancer itself. Specifically, the study is about using THC to
fight cancer.
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My relative lives in Illinois. Currently, there is a bill before the
Illinois legislature that would allow patients to possess marijuana
for medical purposes, but that bill has not yet been passed. However,
I believe that there is a law in Illinois that allow physicians to
possess marijuana for the purposes of research in a treatment
setting.
This law is the Illinois Cannabis Control Act, section 11.
http://www.idealreform.org/facts/ccact.shtml
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I spoke to one of my relative's pulmonologists about the marijuana,
and the doctor said that the hospital would not do anything with
marijuana because marijuana is illegal. Also, the doctor seemed to be
unaware of marijuana's potential in fighting cancer. The doctor said
that marijuana would not help my relative because the relative does
not have nausea. I will try to speak to my relative's other doctors.
Meanwhile, how can I get medical marijuana for my relative under the
Illinois Cannabis Control Act, section 11? Also, I am interested only
in one marijuana ingredient, THC. We know that possession of marijuana
is illegal, but is possession of THC, and only THC, also illegal?
And, most importantly, will the THC fight my relative's condition?
Thanks for any information.
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