40-Year Anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope
Today, April 12th, 1980, marks the 40-year anniversary of the first day of
Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope. In 1977, when he was only 18 years old, Terry Fox was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. In 1980, he he lost his leg and began the marathon across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He passed away from lung metastases on June 28th, 1981 in British Columbia at only 22 years old, a year after beginning his trek. He walked on one leg from Newfoundland to Ontario before his death.
In 1974, just a couple of years before Terry was diagnosed, former U.S. president Richard Nixon secretly commissioned and then covered up the first study published in 1975 that shows cannabis cures cancer. The study found intravenous delta-9-THC to have anticancer properties against Lewis Lung Adenomcarcinoma, multiple types of leukemia, and inhibited bone marrow leukopoiesis. Read the full version here because it's not available in the scientific databases.
Osteosarcoma is now highly curable according to a 2014 CBC aricle. The article claims an 80% cure rate, but we know that chemoradiation only delays cancer at a terrible price, especially in children. Avoid removing limbs and other terrible side effects, such as severe pain and chemotherapy-induced osteoperosis.
Although research on cannabinoids and osteosarcoma is limited compared to other cancers, studies using synthetic cannabinoids shows that the endocannabinoid system, is indeed the next therapeutic target for bone cancer and disease. So far, the scientific literature has found that THC binds to CB2 receptors on one specific line of bone cancer cells, called MG-63 cells for possible anticancer effects.
Cannabis is the safest and most promising option we have. Terry would be rolling in his grave that the 3/4 of a billion dollars that his project raised to date is not going towards human clinical trials of cannabinoids as chemotherapeutic agents, especially when Canada just just printed $82 billion out of thin air because of the coronavirus plannedemic. The war on cancer is old news now that people know there are multiple cures for cancer. COVID-19 is the new war on cancer, heck, it's world war 3.
Wow, excellent post to commemorate the anniversary of this important moment in Canadian history, and in the fight against cancer. Impressive mix of knowledge and analytic opinion, lots of links, and helpful images. I'd upvote this more than 100% if I could.
This is a great post.
On a stupid blockchain.
I'm going to reblog this post..... on the proper blockchain ;D
There was a book in the waiting room to accompany the leg. It was very interesting to look at photographs of his life...a time where Canada felt more real and Canadian. In the book there were pictures of his diet, and it was definitely not helping the cancer. It was a fatty diet rich in sausages, cheese, butter, and other animal products. But it was osteosarcoma, not colon cancer, after all.
He did the best he could with the knowledge at the time. But if he has used cannabis and changed his diet, he might still be around today, with his leg even.
Very cool additional clip! Thanks for this post, @MediKatie.
Was the CBC trying to be punny when they said his type of cancer is highly curable? Anyway, running across the East Coast like that, one one leg, was an amazing feat!
That's a terrible pun, lol! I wonder if he'd heard that one before. If he had a good sense of humor, I bet he laughed at that.