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   From: drjohn@NOSPAM.hotpotmail.com   
      
   Noticed at Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:09:24 +0100: Blah informed us:   
      
   > Maybe I'm wrong, but I read that as THC is pretty good at killing ALL   
   > cells, even if they haven't got the 'hooks' which normally receive THC.   
   > Again, a GREAT reason to smoke it.   
      
   Cancer cells *avoid* apoptosis, that is the problem. Chemo etc. is used to   
   induce apoptosis. All cells die, as explained below.   
      
   http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/Apoptosis.html   
      
   THC could be used in chemotherapy, but the US government would rather   
   people died than got stoned :).   
      
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