Cannabis oil and fighting cancer - scientific study

Grandmother-of-10 ditches chemotherapy after she claims CANNABIS oil caused her cancerous breast tumour to shrink to an eighth of the size and her case will now be studied by scientists

• Lin Coxon, 69, from Derby, took the £39 oil while waiting for treatment
• Told she needed eight rounds of chemotherapy, a lumpectomy and radiotherapy
• But before she had it, scans showed 33mm tumour had shrunk and is now 4mm
• Cancer also spread to lymph nodes which have reduced from 25mm to 10mm
• Researchers at St George's, University of London, are now looking at her case
• Lin is one of 'a growing and large collection' of patient testimonies, they said

A grandmother-of-ten has claimed her cancerous breast tumour has shrunk to an eighth of the size since she started taking cannabis oil.

Lin Coxon was told she needed aggressive treatment – including eight rounds of chemotherapy – but has now opted to not have it. 

The 69-year-old's cancer had also spread to her lymph nodes and she has said these have now reduced by more than half.

Her case is being studied by medical researchers to see if it offers hope to others battling cancer. Scientists at St George's, University of London, say they are studying her with interest.

Lin, from Derby, said: 'Going public with this was a big decision but I do not feel I can morally keep this to myself any longer.

'I cannot say cannabis oil will work for anyone else but my experience would seem to show it is worth trying. 'I feel people have nothing to lose especially if they are waiting for chemotherapy.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5034701/Gran-s-tumour-shrinks-eighth-size-CANNABIS-oil.html

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Active children may lower their risk of heart disease and even cancer in later life

Exercising in youth permanently 'turns down' genes that cause inflammation

• Exercise before maturation turns down genes even if a high-fat diet is eaten
• These effects continue in mice even once the animals have reached adulthood
• Past research has linked fatty diets to increased activity of inflammation genes
• Inflammation has been associated with obesity, heart disease and cancer 

Children who exercise may be at less risk of heart disease and even cancer in later life, new research suggests.

Mice who are physically active before reaching sexual maturity have 'turned down' genes for inflammation, even if they eat a high-fat diet, a study found.

These effects continue even once the mice reach adulthood, the research adds. 

Past research demonstrates eating a fatty diet increases the activity of genes that cause inflammation.

Inflammation has previously been linked to an increased risk of obesity, heart disease and cancer. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4750334/Exercising-early-life-prevent-future-cancer.html

Statins slash breast cancer death rates

Major study shows 3p pills can cut women's risk of dying by a remarkable 40%

• Researchers believe the 3p-a-day pills dramatically boost survival rates
• They say in future statins  will routinely be used to treat the illness
• Findings will be unveiled at the world’s largest cancer conference this weekend

Statins can cut the risk of dying from breast cancer by 40 per cent, a major study has found.

Researchers believe the 3p-a-day pills dramatically boost survival rates by halting the growth of tumours.

They say that in future, statins – which are taken to lower cholesterol – will routinely be used to treat breast cancer alongside surgery, chemotherapy and other drugs.

The findings will be unveiled at the world’s largest cancer conference this weekend.Almost 200,000 women with breast cancer were involved in the study, which did not analyse whether statins can also help prevent the disease. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4567880/Statins-slash-breast-cancer-death-rates-remarkable-40.html

Breast milk... the ‘accidental’ cure for cancer

Scientists find it contains a substance that kills tumour cells

• Breast milk contains a substance nicknamed Hamlet that can kill tumour cells  
• The substance in the milk can home in on the bad cells without killing good cells
• Patients injected with Hamlet could start shedding dead cells within days

Breast milk is being used to fight cancer after scientists accidentally discovered it contains a substance that kills tumour cells.

Trials in patients with bladder cancer have already yielded promising results and researchers believe the compound breast milk contains – nicknamed Hamlet – will also help tackle bowel cancer and cervical cancer.

They also say it homes in on cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed – so it has none of the debilitating side effects of chemotherapy. Read more:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4503772/Breast-milk-accidental-cure-cancer.html

New era in the war on cancer: Revolutionary treatment that will save thousands hailed as 'biggest breakthrough since chemotherapy'

• Immunotherapy teaches body to attack cancer cells and destroy tumours
• The treatment will replace chemotherapy within five years, say researchers
• It is particularly effective against skin and lung cancer, experts believe
• Trial patients expected to only survive months went on to live normal lives

A cancer treatment that teaches the body to attack tumours will save the lives of tens of thousands of patients, researchers claim.

Experts believe it could be the biggest step forward since chemotherapy and could replace it within five years.

The treatment is particularly effective against some of the deadliest types of the disease including lung and skin cancer. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3105049/New-era-war-cancer-Revolutionary-treatment-save-thousands-hailed-biggest-breakthrough-chemotherapy.html

Gorging on fruit and vegetables is the key to preventing chronic diseases like diabetes and asthma

• People who eat lots of fruit are less likely to develop any chronic disease 
• High intake of vegetables helps prevent multiple chronic diseases
• Healthier people eat lots of different grains, not just wheat and rice
• The world-first research was conducted by the University of Adelaide

Eating plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables and whole grains helps prevent people from developing more than one chronic disease, new medical research shows.

The world-first research conducted by the University of Adelaide examined the link between diet and 11 chronic diseases, including anemia, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, arthritis, hepatitis, coronary heart disease, asthma, stroke, fracture and cancer. 

It found that people who eat a higher amount of fruit are less likely to develop any chronic disease, while a high intake of vegetables helps prevent people with one chronic disease from developing a second. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2668720/Study-proves-gorging-fruit-vegetables-key-preventing-chronic-diseases-like-diabetes-asthma.html

The killer pimple: Doctors warn of aggressive form of skin cancer which is six times more likely to kill if it is not removed within two months

• Nodular melanomas look like a red lump rather than an ugly dark mole
• The aggressive form of skin cancer makes up just 15 per cent of melanoma cases but causes 43 per cent of melanoma deaths
• The deadly melanomas grow at four times the rate of other melanomas
• The skin cancers can be harmless-looking so often go undiagnosed

Dermatologists have raised the alarm on an aggressive form of melanoma that looks like a harmless pimple but kills hundreds of Australians a year. Diagnosis delays mean people with the cancer are six times more likely to die than from other melanomas.

Nodular melanomas usually appear on the skin as a red nodule rather than an ugly dark mole, leading doctors to mistake them for relatively harmless forms of skin cancer or even pimples.Read more:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2632452/The-killer-pimple-Doctors-warn-aggressive-form-skin-cancer-six-times-likely-kill-not-removed-three-months.html