Cody Guy

Background

About Cody Guy

I'm the longest-living glioblastoma brain cancer survivor at UT Southwestern in Dallas Texas. Genetic testing revealed that the early occurrence could be attributed to a cancer syndrome. Lynch syndrome leaves victims susceptible to over 10 different types of cancer at varying percentages over their lifetimes; primarily colon (at 80%) and lastly brain, which I was diagnosed with first 16 years ago when I was 20. Having my life seemingly ran by cancer, I began to focus on finding safe and effective long-term prevention and treatment strategies. It is imperative to use every tool to limit the harms of traditional therapy, to lessen the amount of medicines needed during treatment and to increase the quality of life of patients after their recovery. I eventually came across this. The National Cancer Institute claims that,"Cannabinoids may have a protective effect against the development of tumors. Cannabinoids may cause antitumor effects by various mechanisms, including induction of cell death,inhibition of cell growth, and inhibition of tumor angiogenesis invasion and metastasis. Cannabinoids appear to kill tumor cells but do not affect their nontransformed counterparts and may even protect them from cell death." There are no other treatments or protocols that could treat as many cancers and their side-effects as effectively and efficiently as cannabinoid-based therapy. Based on their evidence, my logic goes like this… 1) I need a formulation to “prevent and or treat” genetically-driven “neoplasms.” 2) Why not produce it so others can access what I myself trust and use? 3) Why not take a percentage of sales and donate the formulation to cancer patients? 4) Why not use that opportunity to build a database of case studies to spur clinical trials? I can’t force patients to buy products and give me data, but I can give products to patients in exchange for their data. Enter: Hemp it Forward I Founded the nonprofit to literally Give Hemp products to cancer Patients. Through partnerships with Texas producers, we are able to provide free whole-plant hemp extracts to qualifying cancer patients while following their journeys through case studies. Got Cancer? Live in Dallas county Texas? Visit hempitforward.org and apply today.