The human body has many complex tasks which it performs in order to maintain health, wellness and resist disease. One of these involves using little capsules to send off pieces of genetic material and communicate with other cells and regions of the body, much like sending a little space probe out on a mission. Since these little “space” capsules have complex names we’ll refer to them as “EMV’s”.
The problem is that when it comes to cancer, often the same type of “EMV” capsules are sent out by cancer cells containing and spreading material promoting more cancer. Slowing, stopping, or making these “EMV’s” more susceptible to destruction can help in cancer treatment.
In this study, cannabidiol (CBD) from cannabis (marijuana) was shown to inhibit the release of “EMV’s” in three cancer cell lines, prostate, (PC3), hepatocellular carcinoma (HEPG2), and breast adenocarcinoma (MDA-MB-231). The authors point out that the ability of CBD to inhibit this method of cancer spread was more effective on some cells than the best drug developed thus far.
They provide evidence that CBD makes cancer cells more susceptible to chemotherapy, in this case potentially helping breast, liver and prostate cancer patients.
