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(18,652 posts)Animal studies strongly indicate mmj is antitumor/antimetastasis, yet no human trials have been conducted:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page4
snip: Cannabinoids may cause antitumor effects by various mechanisms, including induction of cell death, inhibition of cell growth, and inhibition of tumor angiogenesis invasion and metastasis.[9-12] Two reviews summarize the molecular mechanisms of action of cannabinoids as antitumor agents.[13,14] Cannabinoids appear to kill tumor cells but do not affect their nontransformed counterparts and may even protect them from cell death.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page5#_73_toc
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No clinical trials of Cannabis as a treatment for cancer in humans were identified in a PubMed search; however, a single, small study of intratumoral injection of delta-9-THC in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme reported potential antitumoral activity.[14,15]