5th Period
My Disease is cancer. Cancer has been around for millions of years. It’s even been seen in dinosaur fossils. There are many types of cancer such as breast cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer etc. The symptoms of cancer are really hard to differentiate from the regular flu or cold. You may get frequent headaches, sudden weight loss, Random fevers or fatigue. Millions of people are being diagnosed with some type of cancer left n right!
Medical marijuana could be used as an aid to cure cancer because it slows down the production of the cancer cells. Therefore, the doctors have more time to run more tests. The THC in the plant can help reduce the size of tumors in brain cancer and reduces neuronal damage. Cannabinoids inhibit cancer cell proliferation, induce cancer cell apoptosis and impair tumor angiogenesis in breast cancer! Also the cannabinoids decrease cancer cell invasiveness.
Ingesting hemp oil can also cure cancer because when the THC connects to the CB1 or CB2 cannabinoid receptor site on the cancer cell, it causes an increase in ceramide synthesis which drives cell death. The cancer cell dies, not because of cytotoxic chemicals, but because of a tiny little move in the mitochondria. Taking therapeutic amounts of CBD and THC, steadily, over a period of time, will keep metabolic pressure on this cancer cells death pathway! Typically CBD moves to the densely packed CB2 receptors in the spleen, home to the body’s immune system. From there, immune cells seek out and destroy cancer cells kind of like a special ops team !
Chemo therapy also helps cure cancer but in a more dangerous way. Basically, the doctors inject the chemical directly into your blood stream and pretty much wipes out all the cancer cells and unfourtunalty also healthy ones. This way your body can reproduce healthy cells again. Chemo therapy is used to eliminate cancer cells and reduce tumor sizes so they can perform surgery. Depending on how far along your