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Sharon Kelly The 54-year-old Sharon Kelly was diagnosed with lung cancer in December 2013. According to doctors, she had to live only a few months. She was told that nothing could be done for her. Stan Rutner The 80-year-old Stan Rutner with a prognosis of six months or less to live...

Government doublespeak on the health benefits of marijuana knows no bounds. The National Cancer Institute, an agency of the federal government, now lists on its website recent studies showing marijuana kills cancer cells. Meanwhile, the Drug Enforcement Agency continues to oppose any and all...

Government doublespeak on the health benefits of marijuana knows no bounds. The National Cancer Institute, an agency of the federal government, now lists on its website recent studies showing marijuana kills cancer cells. Meanwhile, the Drug Enforcement Agency continues to oppose any and all...

Pike River widow Anna Osborne will continue to self-medicate with marijuana after being told chemotherapy has failed to rid her of cancer. With next Saturday marking six years since the Pike River Mine explosion - the disaster which claimed Osborne's husband Milton among 29 miners and...

Pike River widow Anna Osborne will continue to self-medicate with marijuana after being told chemotherapy has failed to rid her of cancer. With next Saturday marking six years since the Pike River Mine explosion - the disaster which claimed Osborne's husband Milton among 29 miners and...

The schizophrenic federal government has left cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug on its forbidden list even though it actually applied for a medical patent for it in 2003 to explore potential medical uses for the drug. And few would or could deny some clear medical benefits of cannabis. The...

The schizophrenic federal government has left cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug on its forbidden list even though it actually applied for a medical patent for it in 2003 to explore potential medical uses for the drug. And few would or could deny some clear medical benefits of cannabis. The...

The widespread use of cannabis as a medicine can be traced back millennia, where early Chinese doctors, such as surgeon Hua Tuo (c. 140-208), used the plant as an anesthetic by reducing the plant powder and mixing it with wine for administration before surgery. In fact, the Chinese term for...

The widespread use of cannabis as a medicine can be traced back millennia, where early Chinese doctors, such as surgeon Hua Tuo (c. 140-208), used the plant as an anesthetic by reducing the plant powder and mixing it with wine for administration before surgery. In fact, the Chinese term for...

Five years ago, my life changed completely. I went from being a 26-year-old paediatric nurse, living a carefree existence fuelled by possibility, to a cancer patient burdened by fear and uncertainty in one afternoon. When my doctor called on that fateful day, it was to inform me that the...

Five years ago, my life changed completely. I went from being a 26-year-old paediatric nurse, living a carefree existence fuelled by possibility, to a cancer patient burdened by fear and uncertainty in one afternoon. When my doctor called on that fateful day, it was to inform me that the...

I have just been diagnosed with a reoccurrence of my cervical cancer - metastases in my liver and lung. I was initially diagnosed with cervical cancer last year and had chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I was given the all-clear in March but now it has reappeared in my liver and lung. I am...

Women may soon use marijuana for cervical cancer treatment. New study suggests the drug contains a chemical compound that could encourage cancer cells to kill themselves. Researchers at North-West University in South Africa found marijuana has anti-carcinogenic properties potentially...

Women may soon use marijuana for cervical cancer treatment. New study suggests the drug contains a chemical compound that could encourage cancer cells to kill themselves. Researchers at North-West University in South Africa found marijuana has anti-carcinogenic properties potentially...

Next month Floridians will be asked once again to decide on medical marijuana. Amendment Two on the November ballot asks voters to decide on whether to expand Florida's current medical marijuana laws to include medical marijuana with THC. Currently low THC cannabis oil is legal in Florida...

Next month Floridians will be asked once again to decide on medical marijuana. Amendment Two on the November ballot asks voters to decide on whether to expand Florida's current medical marijuana laws to include medical marijuana with THC. Currently low THC cannabis oil is legal in Florida...

My dad was just diagnosed with a tumor in his throat which could be cancer. What is the best way to use cbd oil or marijuana to stop the growth of it or kill the cancer cell? How much does he need to take? Please tell me everything you know about this because I know close to nothing about this...

Ever since the mid 70s, medical scientists have been well aware of the beneficial effects of cannabinoid compounds over cancerous cell. Further evidence to support the effects of cannabis extract on malignant cells comes from the real life experience of individuals who have successfully overcome...

Ever since the mid 70s, medical scientists have been well aware of the beneficial effects of cannabinoid compounds over cancerous cell. Further evidence to support the effects of cannabis extract on malignant cells comes from the real life experience of individuals who have successfully overcome...

With ever-increasing costs of conventional healthcare, and continuing issues with insurance coverage, alternative medicine is growing in popularity. Inasmuch as it is still officially denigrated, cannabis is about as "alternative" as it gets. This, despite no shortage of historic references...