'Terminal' dad given one year to live feels 'right as rain' after turning to CBD oils
Luke Goodwin said his decision to turn to CBD, THC and HHC has allowed him to successfully navigate the "nasty" effects of aggressive chemotherapy treatments.
A dad who turned to cannabis oil together with his chemotherapy treatment after being given just one year to live is now nearly cancer free. Luke Goodwin, 34, was diagnosed with stage 4 leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer of the smooth muscles, after suffering a stitch in August 2022. He is now optimistic for the future and feeling “right as rain” as he takes the oil to help soothe his chemotherapy pains.
Mr Goodwin, from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, was started on an aggressive treatment regime after doctors diagnosed him with the one-in-3,000 disease and gave him 12 months to live.
Scans discovered his cancer after doctors suspected he had gallstones, with a 68mm tumour found on his liver and shadows in his lungs.
After investigating pain relief remedies online, the lorry driver started self-medicating with a combination of cannabinoids every day.
He told the Daily Mirror that he takes cannabis oils, including Cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and hexahydrocannabinol (HHC).
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The oils, he said, have given him the energy to carry on with his daily life, with chemotherapy having successfully acted on his tumour.
He follows a regimen that sees him take oils three times a day, once at breakfast and again at lunch and dinner.
Mr Goodwin said he has found that taking the "strong" drugs "takes the pain away".
He added: "It can make you feel right as rain. The chemo is brutal, but it does help."
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The dad-of-two has gritted his teeth through months of chemotherapy since receiving his diagnosis in late 2022, with doctors giving him "one of the strongest chemos".
He told the Mirror that, while he felt fine in the early days of his treatment, he was left "wiped out" one week in.
The three sessions a week left him in pain and throwing up, but it has worked on the cancer in his liver.
The tumour has shrunk by 25mm down to 43mm and is now stable, and Mr Goodwin finished his last dose of chemotherapy in January 2023.
He said that, while the tumour is not gone, he is in the clear for the time being, with a scan on April 4 showing it has "remained stable".
He has credited the oils with helping his chemotherapy pains and said they have allowed him to "run, drive about, and do press-ups".
He added: "What stage 4 cancer patient rips bathrooms out and fixes his car? I can’t say I'm going to beat it but I feel like I’ve got a great chance."
While Mr Goodwin has found relief in his cannabis oils, scientists are yet to establish a firm link between CBD, THC or HHC and effective pain management, with a Harvard University report stating in 2020 that there is a "lack of human studies about the effectiveness of CBD".