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Dr.Christina Sanchez explains how cannabis kills cancer cells (MORE at cureyourowncancer.org)

240K views · Mar 26, 2014 · 5:22 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2018–2019

A short clip of molecular biologist Cristina Sanchez describing her lab research on how THC affects cancer cells. It is uploaded on a channel promoting cannabis as a cancer treatment.

Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters mostly cite it critically, as the kind of source behind cannabis-cures-cancer claims that overstate early lab results.

What Hacker News said 3

Criticalkareldonk369Nov 2018

“The cure for cancer already exists.”

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The cure for cancer already exists. We've had it for ages. It's THC found in the cannabis plants. See research from, among others, Compultense University in Spain.[1] Many people suffering from various forms of cancer have been cured by using cannabis oil made from cannabis with high THC concentrations. [1] this video

in “A cure for cancer: how to kill a killer” · view on HN
Criticalkd3Sep 2019

“You can find tons of info online about THC killing cancer.”

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This is not misinfo. Chemo is misinfo. You can find tons of info online about THC killing cancer. Here is a video: this video

in “Life as a cancer patient: ‘it feels like dying from the drugs meant to save me’” · view on HN
CriticaldrummerDec 2019

“The main component of RSO actually has been studied and proven to kill cancer.”

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The main component of RSO actually has been studied and proven to kill cancer. You need RSO with very high THC concentration. this video

in “Social media bots often tweet fake health claims about cannabis: study” · view on HN