This past year has presented many challenges including for breast cancer prevention with setbacks in screenings and early detection. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, this year an estimated 281,550 new cases of invasive breast cancer as well as 49,290 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the United States. An estimated 43,600 women will die from breast cancer this year.
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We also thought it might be helpful to share how medical marijuana and CBD may fit into a patient's treatment plan and wellness routine.
Among the most frequently asked questions doctors on the topic include: How is medical marijuana used to treat breast cancer patients? Aren there known benefits vs. risks? Can marijuana cure cancer? What is the best way to ingest marijuana to treat breast cancer? How does THC differ from CBD?
Although there have been promising lab studies, more research is needed to evaluate whether medical marijuana cures cancer. Existing research suggests that cannabis and many of its compounds including, but not limited to THC and CBD, may someday be proven to prevent, slow or even kill tumors. Medical marijuana is most often used in combination with traditional cancer treatments and its benefits have not been evaluated by the FDA.
Science based and data driven research on the potential benefits of cannabinoids in breast cancer therapy is underway. Cannabidiol’s potential to help inhibit the Id-1 gene whose primary function induces the growth of cancer cells in the breast is being studied. Due to decades of marijuana prohibition cannabis research and medicine is a relatively new and growing sector in the U.S. healthcare industry.
When researching how exactly CBD can help fight breast cancer, I was struck to learn that the bulk of scientific papers published and referenced are by authors from outside the U.S.
One goal of the American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine is to marginalize those doctors like the doc in Venice Beach who has the gal in the bikini out front saying a medical marijuana evaluation is $39.95. Cannabis is a real medicine. It deserves more respect than that."
Dr. Bearman
Also pioneering the mainstream use of cannabis in healthcare is Stacy Shymansky, Founder & CEO, of Medicine Women Consulting, an integrative health care company that combines cutting-edge alternative therapies with powerful new healing protocols, including Cannabinoid Therapy, Meridian Energy Analysis (MEA), and Plant-Based Enzyme Treatments. Dr. Bearman serves as Medicine Women's Director of Medicine.
The University of San Diego recently launched an online cannabis Healthcare and Medicine Certificate program. The program’s Co-Founder and CEO, Dr. Jessica Knox, MD, MBA, MPH is a board-certified preventative medicine physician who received her bachelor’s degree from Harvard University before going on to earn her medical and business degrees from Tufts University. After completing her residency in preventive medicine, Dr. Knox began her study of the endocannabinoid system, and is recognized as an expert in the t fields of Endocannabinology™ and cannabinoid medicine. Dr. Knox believes that all-natural medicine, including cannabis, "a natural medicine," should be the first-line approach in medical care.
An end to cannabis prohibition and its restrictive hold on medical cannabis research will unleash the power of our US intellect, science and technology to exhaust ALL possible sources to treat and defeat cancer.
In 1981 my mother was first diagnosed with breast cancer, which ultimately took her life. Like cannabis, “early detection,” let alone “breasts,” were topics not discussed.
Cannabis like breasts are no longer taboo and the conversation has begun!
· 1 IN 8 WOMEN In the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime.
· In 2021, an estimated 281,550 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the U.S. as well as 49,290 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer.
· 63% of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at a localized stage with no sign of spread with a 5-year survival rate of 99%
· This year an estimated 43,600 women will die from breast cancer in the US
· Although rare, men get breast cancer too.
· There are over 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States
· Every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States
Source: The National Breast Cancer Foundation
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