Initial findings in a study conducted by Harvard university researchers have shown that Marijuana compound tetra hydrocannabinol may be useful in fighting lung cancer in humans.

That doesn't mean you can smoke weed like mad in an insane effort to save your lungs. Smoking pot is still very dangerous and therefore must not be mistaken as a healthy habit. However, the study does prove that some of its components can be applied in treating cancer patients.

Scientists monitoring the effect of the compound on tumors have shown that it actually impedes growth by half. That means lesions will be more easily manageable. Also, cases of malignant cancer have been observed and THC seems to be helping stop the spread of the dreaded disease in the body.

"I find it fascinating, wondering if the reasons we're not seeing this spike is that THC inhibits lung cancer cells," says Dr. Len Horowitz of the Lenox Hill hospital in  New York. "It would be very ironic, although you certainly wouldn't tell somebody who smoked cigarettes to add marijuana," she adds.

On a side note, the research teams also reported some other new treatments possible for cancer patients. They're also experimenting with virus genes that attack cancer cells while ignoring healthy ones altogether. Both the marijuana and virus treatment concepts are still in early experimental stages but the findings have showed promise so far.