Cannabis Extract Fights Incurable Form of LeukemiaSayer Ji There are plenty of anecdotal reports of the successful use of cannabis in treating cancer, but few cases occur under conventional medical supervision, and virtually none make it into a peer-reviewed biomedical journal as a case report. Remarkably, however, just such a case was reported in Case Reports in Oncology last year, and involved a 14-year-old girl diagnosed with a form of cancer of the white blood cells known as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Despite a high remission rate for ALL after 5 year of 94% in children and 30-40% in adults using conventional combination chemotherapy, this particular child was diagnosed with a very aggressive (i.e. conventional treatment resistant) form of ALL (positive for the Philadelphia chromosome mutation). After undergoing a protracted series of unsuccessful conventional treatments over the course of 34 months including a bone marrow transplant, aggressive chemotherapy and radiation therapy the girls case was pronounced incurable, with the patients hematologist/oncologist stating that she suffers from terminal malignant disease, expecting her condition to progress rapidly towards death. With Rick Simpsons assistance, the family used cannabis oil extract for the next 78 days, with regular monitoring of the blast cell count, the primary indicator of the malignant progression of the disease process. The figure below shows the successful suppression of the blast cells using cannabis extract. Clearly, the cannabis extract was effective at inhibiting the uncontrolled proliferation of the girls leukemia, without the highly toxic side effects of conventional treatment. Sadly, however, on day 78, the 14-year-old passed away as a consequence of bleeding associated with bowel perforation, and ultimately the lasting adverse effects of the original 34 months of aggressive treatment she had underwent previous to cannabis. In the discussion portion of the case report, the authors noted, The study authors believe this therapy should be viewed as polytherapy, owing to the fact that a wide range of cannabinoids have been found within resinous extract, which demonstrate a variety of anti-cancer properties, e.g. anti-angiogenic, anti-proliferative, etc. They further acknowledged the potential for the profound superiority of cannabinoid therapy to conventional treatments: For those looking for additional research on the anti-cancer and related health properties of cannabinoids, use our database on cannabis or download our cannabis research pdf. For additional research on potential therapeutic interventions for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) view our ALL research database. This article first appeared at GreenMedInfo. Please visit to access their vast database of articles and the latest information in natural health. 