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For the record, I'm not a fan, supporter nor apologist of RBG. I am however a fan of those good people with a terrible diagnosis. I came across this a couple of days ago and thought it could be helpful to those good people.

Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer may have 'major impact,' Harvard researcher says

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/stu...t-harvard-researcher-says-165116708.html

Pancreatic cancer makes up just 3 percent of all cancers in America. But with a one-year survival rate of just 20 percent (and five-year survival rate of less than 8), it’s predicted to be the second leading cause of cancer-related death by 2020.

Headlines about the illness, as a result, tend to be discouraging. But this month scientists from Harvard University’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have released some much-needed good news. In their study, published in the journal Frontiers of Oncology on July 23, the researchers revealed that a chemical found in cannabis has demonstrated “significant therapy potential” in treatment of pancreatic cancer.

The specific drug, called FBL-03G, is a derivative of a cannabis “flavonoid” — the name for a naturally-occurring compound found in plants, vegetables and fruits which, among other purposes, provides their vibrant color. Flavonoids from cannabis were discovered by a London researcher named Marilyn Barrett in 1986, and were later found to have anti-inflammatory benefits.

But while scientists long suspected that cannabis flavonoids may have therapeutic potential, the fact that they make up just 0.14 percent of the plant meant that researchers would need entire fields of it to be grown in order to extract large enough quantities. That changed recently when scientists found a way to genetically engineer cannabis flavonoids — making it possible to investigate their benefits.

Enter the researchers at Dana-Farber, who decided to take the therapeutic potential of one of these flavonoids, FBL-03G, and test it on one of the deadliest cancers through a lab experiment. The results, according to Wilfred Ngwa, PhD, an assistant professor at Harvard and one of the study’s researcher, were “major.”

“The most significant conclusion is that tumor-targeted delivery of flavonoids, derived from cannabis, enabled both local and metastatic tumor cell kill, significantly increasing survival from pancreatic cancer,” Ngwa tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “This has major significance, given that pancreatic cancer is particularly refractory to current therapies.”

Ngwa says that the study is the first to demonstrate the potential new treatment for pancreatic cancer. But on top of successfully killing those cells, the scientist found FBL-03G capable of attacking other cancer cells — which was startling even to them. “We were quite surprised that the drug could inhibit the growth of cancer cells in other parts of the body, representing metastasis, that were not targeted by the treatment,” says Ngwa. “This suggests that the immune system is involved as well, and we are currently investigating this mechanism.”

The significance of that, says Ngwa, is that, because pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed in later stages, once it has spread, and the flavonoids seem to be capable of killing other cancer cells, it may mean the life expectancy of those with the condition could increase.

“If successfully translated clinically, this will have major impact in treatment of pancreatic cancer,” says Ngwa.

The next step for the Harvard researchers is to complete ongoing pre-clinical studies, which Ngwa hopes will be completed by the end of 2020. That could set the stage for testing the new treatment in humans, opening up a new window of hope for a group long in need of it.

Probably get flamed for this but man, there are some harsh comments in this thread.

ics[/b] but I watched the RBG movie (documentary, whatever you want to call it) and she is a pretty remarkable lady for what fighting for women's rights and rights of everyone.

I will reiterate, I cWILL NEVER AGREE WITH HER POLITICS but if you watch the show I don't know how you can not at least respect her journey.

My wife told me to watch it and I refused until I was bored out of my mind on a plane but I gained a lot of respect for that lady.

I am a closed minded SOB but man, that gal is a frigging bulldog and I wish no ill will to her.

The impeachment crowd will go nuts trying to stop an appointment if she goes. It will be AMBROSIA, KARMA, WONDERFUL.

Somebody had to do it............

Somebody had to do it............

The news media is saying there was a "malignant tumor" on her pancreas that was surgically removed.

Is there a real difference between that and pancreatic cancer?

Rockinbbar: When you say "WE" please DO NOT include me in your "we wishing cancer on people" contention!
In fact I would like you to post a public exemption hereon explicitly exempting me from that "we", you posted.
I have never and will never wish death upon any American!
My posting of wishing her off of the Supreme Court of the United States of America is a far cry from ME wishing her dead or incurring a cancer that will kill her.
I wish she would resign and go play with her alleged grand children!
Make NO mistake I sincerely feel the United States of America would be a WAY better country with the "notorious rbg" off of the Supreme Court.
Way better!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Respectfully, WTH are you talking about? Not a single person has wished cancer upon the bitch. His (Rockinbar) comment was OBVIOUSLY and DIRECTLY about the individual that had just suggested people are doing/saying that (WISHING CANCER UPON HER). Good god. Which, again to be clearly obvious, NOBODY has in this thread... But, sure, you ain't we cause there was no we saying it when we, they, or he, said that was not we either..... LOL Only on the 'Fire did he not say we mean he did say we.

Boys, I dislike Ginsberg too, but I'd never wish cancer on anyone. I've seen it at work in my family and with friends. Cancer takes no prisoners, friend or foe.

L.W.