Medical marijuana for AN tumor control or elimnination?

[NSB]

Hi, I have a 2.7 cm AN tumor and would like to avoid either microsurgery or radiation. There are quite a few articles out there about the positive impact of medical marijuana on cancerous tumor control or elimination (see the below list). I also recently came across someone whose AN tumor disappeared over 9 months after he used medical marijuana. While I have never used it and am hesitant to even try, I thought I would ask around on this forum if anyone else has done research on this naturopathy treatment?

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/cannabis-pdq/#link/_13


https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/hp/cannabis-pdq#section/_3


https://www.nap.edu/read/24625/chapter/6#90


https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/complementary-and-alternative-medicine/marijuana-and-cancer.html


http://naturalsociety.com/marijuana-kills-cancer-cells-admits-the-u-s-national-cancer-institute/


http://herb.co/2016/07/01/cannabis-treat-brain-cancer/


http://www.cureyourowncancer.org/how-cannabis-oil-works.html


http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/279571.php


http://herb.co/2017/02/10/cannabis-cure-cancer/


https://www.leafly.com/news/health/can-cannabis-cure-cancer

[MarlaB]

Keep in mind an Acoustic Neuroma is 99% benign. (I've never heard of one being positive for cancer...but I am reluctant to say 100%...I am not a physician or researcher) At quick glance, these references site cancer treatments.

Marla B.

[ANSydney]

"I also recently came across someone whose AN tumor disappeared over 9 months" is an interesting statement. Has this person been on this forum? If so, who are they? If not, could you encourage them to make a post. Their story sounds interesting.

[EricC]

I'm not a doctor, I am a scientist.  Over thousands of years people have found various chemicals from plants to treat illness.  In the last hundred pharmaceutical companies took the ones that worked and built an empire.  If something is found to work then it is quickly picked up by a company and patented.  If a pharma company is not interested then it likely doesn't do much.  When we talk cancer/tumor growth, we are talking MAJOR interest from these companies.  To put it into perspective, heroin is another recreational drug (and much more nefarious).  It also has medical use.  Thus pharmaceutical companies make billions on derivatives of heroin (Vicodin, Oxycontin, morphine, ect...).

Marijuana has been studied extensively for quite a while.  It has a large recreational use and a very small pharmaceutical use.  The reason its not used more medically is because for every possible use it has, there is a much more effective drug out there.

If you are looking for an excuse to use pot, that is your choice, no judgement.  If you are wanting to control tumor growth....I am quite confident that it will not work. 

Your neurosurgeon team will have all the latest advancements.  Talk it over with them.

[Kathleen_Mc]

" Medical Marijuana" seems to be showing up to be the "cure all", funny now that governments are looking at controlling it ( and profiting from it)  all these articles are coming into focus .
I personally would not "wait and see" if Marijuana would make my tumor disappear before then going to "traditional treatment" options, the wait might prove to be too long for a positive outcome from traditional treatment such as surgery/gamma knife etc. 
Is there any studies proving the use of Marijuana would NOT increase it's growth rate ? Has that even been studied ?
As a medical professional I do see the benefit of marijuana on many things however one asks at what risks? As a mental health professional I can say it's use can be very effective in treatment of anxiety disorders however I can also say I am 99% sure it's use was the catalyst to some people developing a psychotic illness (which for some was a brief episode but for others it became a life long battle) so that being said even IF the use of marijuana was effective in curing the AN is it worth the risk of the chance of developing a long term mental health illness ?
Just my two cents
Kathleen

[PaulW]

This whole medical marijuana thing smells of legal "Snake Oil"
Millions maybe billions of dollars are being raised on capital markets to create listed Marijuana companies across the globe. Those millions are being used to promote the industry, which increases demand sends up the share price and makes executives rich.
My personal view is that medical marijuana may have some benefit, just like many other natural remedies. For all of the thousands that have been on this message board, we have never had a pot head tell us that he shrunk his tumour by smoking dope.

Medical Marijuana is about making executives rich, some investors will make good money, but in the longer term people will get burnt.

I live in Australia, we have seen so many of these get rich quick schemes.
Poseidon nickel boom
Pine plantations
Angora goats
Eucalyptus plantations
Grapes
Alpacas
Emus
Ostriches

On the medical side we have had
Tea Tree Oil plantations
And the latest is Manuka Honey

It's a legal get rich quick scheme, backed by some minor medical evidence.
Expect the medical marijuana craze to get a whole lot bigger as millions are spent promoting the industry. In 5 years time the money will be spent, and medical marijuana will be marginally more exciting than St John's Wort.

[greenamw]

It's really cool to see so much research and personal stories out there that highlight how cannabis might help in shrinking or controlling tumors. It’s super important to dig into all the info you can find to make the best choice for your situation.

And if you’re getting curious about medical marijuana, you might find it interesting how the game has changed with stuff like advanced pre-roll infusion tech. This kind of tech makes it easier to get your dose just right, which could be a big plus for anyone using cannabis for health reasons.

[mwatto]

I use CBD quite a bit and its very helpful for nerve pain (I have geniculate neuralgia on AN side- could be TMJ). I use CBG for inflammation, full spectrum CBD/ CBN for sleep (has some THC in it and goes well with melatonin) It def helps me with painful nerve symptoms. I take a few other things. My tumor has shrunk but I suspect thats from the treatment I had 5 years ago.

[sahamojiop]

My uncle tried using CBD to treat nerve pain. I found it quite effective at first. Then, later on, my uncle complained of pain again, but when he examined me, the doctor said it was gone.