Link in Bio. ⤴️ An MJ extract slowed the growth of skin cancer cells and triggered their self-destruction, according to the results of a recently published lab study. The study by Australian researchers found that a specific experimental can*abis sativa extract known as PHEC-66 “might have potential as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of malignant melanoma.” Melanoma only accounts for about 6% of all reported cases of skin cancer, however, the aggressive form of the disease is so deadly that it causes more than 80% of skin cancer deaths. It shows a high resistance to traditional treatments and is prone to metastasizing, or spreading to other parts of the body. “The damage to the #melanoma cell prevents it from dividing into new cells, and instead begins a programmed cell death, also known as apoptosis,” said Nazim Nassar, co-corresponding author, who notes that the next step is to develop methods to deliver PHEC-66 which would lead to pre-clinical trials to test the safety and ef...