Not only has the American Association for Cancer Research found marijuana to slow down growth in tumors on the brain, breasts, and lungs, but the California Pacific Medical Center also announced marijuana may prevent cancer from spreading when they experimented on patients with high levels of Id-1 on their breasts. Id-1 is a protein that plays a huge role in our cell growth and cell differentiation (when cells change from one to another).
Too high of levels can often be found in a variety of cancers like breast cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and more. When these high levels of Id-1 were met with marijuana treatments, the cells became less invasive and slowed down tumor growth.
Medical marijuana can help cancer patients manage nausea and vomiting, pain, and loss of appetite. The potential of managing multiple symptoms makes cannabis an appealing medicine for cancer patients.