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== Brain cancer == | == Brain cancer == | ||
A '''[[w:glioma|glioma]]''' is a type of [[w:tumor|tumor]] that starts in the [[w:glial cells|glial cells]] of the [[w:Human brain|brain]] or the [[w:Vertebral column|spine]] | A '''[[w:glioma|glioma]]''' is a type of [[w:tumor|tumor]] that starts in the [[w:glial cells|glial cells]] of the [[w:Human brain|brain]] or the [[w:Vertebral column|spine]]. (Wikipedia) | ||
'''[[w:Glioblastoma|Glioblastoma]]''' is the most aggressive form of brain cancer, but it may potentially be treated with cannabis.<ref name="MedicalDaily2017Glioblastoma">https://www.medicaldaily.com/marijuana-just-might-help-cure-one-deadliest-forms-brain-cancer-410947</ref> | A '''[[w:blastoma|blastoma]]''' is a type of cancer, more common in children, that is caused by malignancies in [[w:precursor cell|precursor cell]]s. (Wikipedia) | ||
A '''[[w:Glioblastoma|Glioblastoma]]''' is the most aggressive form of brain cancer, but it may potentially be treated with cannabis.<ref name="MedicalDaily2017Glioblastoma">https://www.medicaldaily.com/marijuana-just-might-help-cure-one-deadliest-forms-brain-cancer-410947</ref> | |||
'''[[w:Astrocytoma]]s''' are a type of [[w:brain tumor]]. They originate in a particular kind of glial cells, star-shaped brain cells in the [[w:cerebrum]] called [[w:astrocyte]]s. This type of tumor does not usually spread outside the brain and spinal cord and it does not usually affect other organs. Astrocytomas are the most common [[w:glioma]] and can occur in most parts of the brain and occasionally in the spinal cord. (Wikipedia on 2020-07-16) | |||
=== Brain cancer and cannabis === | === Brain cancer and cannabis === |