COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 30, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GT Legend Automotive Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GTLA - News) in conjunction with Compassionate Therapeutic Solutions, LLC, announced today that Eugene Espinosa, the company's President, has been busy promoting the CTS wellness center via a series of presentations to cancer patients in Colorado Springs and the surrounding communities.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is 1 of 27 Institutes and Centers that comprise the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In the National Cancer Institute Act of 1937, NCI was established as the Nation's principal agency for cancer research. As a Federal Government agency, NCI receives its funds from the U.S. Congress. These funds support research at the Institute's headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, and in laboratories and medical centers throughout the United States and in other countries. NCI's budget for the 2008 fiscal year was $4.83 billion. For the 2007 fiscal year, it was $4.79 billion, and, for 2006, it was $4.75 billion. (Source: http://www.cancer.gov/).
According to the American Cancer Society's 2003 data, more than 1,300,000 Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year. At least 300,000 of them will undergo chemotherapy, and 132,000 patients may have therapeutic cannabis recommended to them to combat the side effects of conventional treatments (Source: http://www.americansforsafeaccess.org/). Vinciguerra et al. found that 78% of 56 patients suffering from nausea who were resistant to standard drugs became symptom-free after inhaling cannabis (Source: http://www.concept420.com/).
A 1999 report published by the Institutes of Medicine stated that nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety, all of which are symptoms associated with cancer, can be mitigated by medical marijuana. The same report also stated that pills are generally ineffective in treating patients experiencing severe nausea or vomiting because of the difficulty in swallowing or keeping a pill down and the slow onset of the drug effect. Therefore, they conclude that cannabinoid inhalation is effective in treating the nausea that is caused by chemotherapy.
Kathryn Newman, R.N., M.S., states, "Medical marijuana can be used as a pain reliever to combat the discomfort caused by various cancers. It can also soothe the nausea associated with chemotherapy. In addition to pain relief, studies also show that the euphoric effects of the chemical THC which is contained in cannabis may act as a mood elevator; this is yet another benefit for cancer patients."
About Compassionate Therapeutic Solutions, LLC: Compassionate Therapeutic Solutions, LLC is a multidisciplinary behavioral health care practice that offers mental health, substance abuse and primary caregiver services to communities of Colorado. The company's focus is to provide cost-effective quality treatment and to create, promote, and maintain a positive customer relationship with clients, associates and the community. One of the functions of the clinic is to provide comprehensive care to individuals who are registered and authorized to utilize medical marijuana.
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