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Cannabis cured me of cancer, claims former Derby dad
Derby Telegraph Tuesday 19 Aug 2014 Trevor Smith said his world was turned upside down when he was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2012. Doctors told Trevor, 54, without immediate surgery to remove his bladder, prostate and lymph nodes – and intensive chemotherapy – he would be dead in two years. But fears over the quality of his life after surgery prompted the father-of-three, originally from Derby, to battle his cancer by using alternative therapies instead. Trevor – a manager in the gas and oil industry – and his wife, Carol, 55, initially began using alternative medicines such as Essiac tea and vitamin supplements to treat the disease. While it was successful in improving Trevor's overall health, the cancer continued to spread. It was then that they resorted to using cannabis oil to treat his cancer and risked prison by possessing large quantities of the drug. The couple were frantically researching new ways to treat the disease when they came across a film called Run From The Cure – which claimed the class B drug could be used as a cure. The couple, who now live in Dubai, contacted a legal manufacturer of cannabis oil in the USA – where it is reportedly legal in 23 states – who agreed to supply them. The couple arranged to pick up 60 grams of cannabinoid, an edible compound of the plant containing 65% tetrahydrocannabinol – the psychoactive compound in marijuana – in the UK, where the drug is still outlawed. Trevor said: "It wasn't a case of I had no respect for the law, I was fighting to save my life. At that point, I would have risked everything to beat the cancer." The couple, who have been married for 33 years, planned to carry out the treatment – which included feeding Trevor 60 grams of cannabis oil, over a period of 10 weeks. Tests then revealed that, while the tumour in Trevor's bladder remained, metastasis – the spread of cancer from one organ to another – had been prevented. Doctors were then able to eliminate his tumour through laser therapy. Trevor has been cancer-free for more than a year. He said: "It felt like I was going into the unknown but the cannabis oil changed things for the better. "When doctors told me I had gone into remission, I was lost for words." Cancer Research UK is currently funding clinical trials of cannabinoids. Dr Kat Arney, science communications manager for the charity, said: "At the moment, there isn't good evidence from clinical trials to prove that they can safely and effectively treat cancer in patients." http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Cannabis-cured-cancer-claims-Derby-dad/story-22763543-detail/story.html#w6jzdxdKTjSW6l5h.99
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