British scientists are investigating whether a compound found in cannabis could be used to shrink brain tumours in children. The study of the effects of cannabidiol (CBD), the non-psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, was prompted by a growing number of parents giving it to children with a brain tumour after buying it online. Among those supporting the project are the parents of William Frost, a four-year-old who was diagnosed with a ependymoma brain tumour in 2014 and is being treated at the Nottingham centre. William’s father, Steve, said: “We were told halfway through 2016 that nothing more could be done for William. We couldn’t bear to accept the news and decided to look into alternative treatments. Brain tumours kill more children in the UK than any other type of cancer. Around 1,750 under-18s each year are diagnosed with cancer, of which about 400 are cancers of the brain and spinal cord. The study, thought to be the first of its kind in the world, will seek to establish whether CBD reduces tumours. The researchers will grow cells from different brain tumours in lab conditions, some with the addition of cannabidiol molecules and others without. “We started William on a low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) diet and cannabidiol. Six months later William’s tumour had shrunk by two-thirds. He is slowly improving and attending school part-time.” Learn more: http://bit.ly/2pKd27a ...... Buy CBD Factory Direct and SAVE!💚 ...... #cbd #cbdoil #cbdheals #cbdlife #cannabis #cbdisolate #cbdcures #cannabiscommunity #hemp #medicalmarijuana #weed #420 #cbdream #cbdmovement #thc #cbdfactorydirect #cbdsaves #cbdcommunity #cbddispensaries #cbdsyrup #marijuana #mmj #cbdcrystals #cbdrawadaychallenge #cbdrawaday #710 #hightimes #cbdvape #cbdcrystal #cbdproducts
