Hemp oil

hi ,

well this is a subject which might cause alot of arguments but needs to be done ,i have cancer as like all on ere and i am on my 10 lot of chemo,everything has been going well but after my 12 lot i have a period of nothing to the consultant desides my next lot of treatment ,i have been reading a lot about hemp oil and the treatment in the usa and in spain on cancer suffers and how it has reduced the cancer cell count and growth of turmours ,so why has not the goverment jumped in and done tests on hemp oil and started to produce it,well easy they wont make the money that they do from chemo so they ban it instead ,hemp oil is part of a plant ie cannabis seeds and this is one of the reasons the goverment has come up with ban it,the hemp oil is part of wot helps you but its the thc % that helps the most ,there is nowhere in england that sell hemp oil with 79%-89% thc to help cancer suffers but you can buy it from usa and parts of europe ,so i have desided and gone ahead and brought the oil from a company in spain with 89%thc,only problem i have is does it affect my remaining chemo?,been told that it dont but its up to me to deside,i know my consultant will stop my chemo if he finds out i am using hemp oil as they dont like you doing things with out them knowing ,but i think i have nothing to loose and it might help me or then again it might not,but taking it while i have to have b lood tests will tell me weather it is working or not ,has anybody else tryed it or thinking about it ,i have done loads of reading about it and most cases it has helped the suffers so have to try something ,be nice to hear other peoples questiond and advise to hemp oil

 

  • Hi Jackal

    At the moment there isn't enough evidence from clinical trials in patients to know whether cannabis or cannabinoids are an effective cancer treatment, but research is ongoing. You can read more on our blog: http://bit.ly/O8lDtX

    There are related articles in the 'most read section' on the right hand side of the blog page which may also interest you.

    Good luck with the rest of your chemo treatments.

    Best wishes

    Jane

  • Hi Jackal, The cancer nurses just wanted me to add that we would usually recommend that you tell your specialist if you are taking anything additional to your chemotherapy just in case there are any known interactions.

  • Hi Jackal,

    I genuinely hope that you get something out of it but please tell your consultant. I very much doubt he or she will stop your chemo but there could be known contraindications with some drugs. 

    Personally I've not seen anything to convince me to try this stuff. The enthusiasts all have a product to flog to punters, some cancers stop growing for no apparent reason whether you are using hemp oil or not  and most people using hemp oil seem to also be on conventional treatment such as chemo but for some reason choose to put any improvements down to the hemp oil rather than the chemo.

    Here's an article I tripped over last year while looking into it. Basically it says by all means smoke weed to help relieve the pain, or simply to get high (obviously not CRUK advice lol), but FFS don't imagine hemp oil will provide a cure. OK I'm paraphrasing but you get my drift!
    www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/.../ 

     

    Cheers
    Dave

  • Hi. Well I am going to have my last three chemo sessions then when I have my break from it I will try hemp oil. Thanks for the info ie other sites and write up discussing the yes it works to the no I am in science and it don't.I can go blue with the yes and Nos toward hemp oil. But when u are diagnose with cancer and been told 2/3years tops to live as.the damage to your liver is non repairable you will.try any thing to extend your life...... Dave
  • Hi Dave,

    I can understand that feeling very well, especially as I am well past the short life expectancy I was given.

    My only beef is with the vultures who trade on our situation. Before anyone sues me for defamation, I'm not singling out those who genuinely believe this might help but the cynical b*******s who trade on grief and fear by offering quack remedies. I've been offered all sorts of things from exotically named cures from Polynesia (which turned out to be dried seaweed). through hemp oil to, believe it or not, good old-fashioned snake oil! I thought snake oil salesmen only lived in Clint Eastwood films!

    All the best in your search and I dearly hope the chemo works for you!

     

    Cheers

    Dave