Written from the studies on PubMed, searched on 2026. nov. 11.. Every number below comes from a study listed under Sources.
What people read
Posts online say that CBD (cannabidiol) helps with Childhood cancers.
What has been studied
- 0In people
- 4In animals
- 1Only in the lab
What the studies found
CBD (cannabidiol) has been studied for Childhood cancers in animals, not yet in people.
We found 9 published papers on CBD (cannabidiol) and Childhood cancers. They were published between 2016 and 2026.
0 of them are studies in people (0 randomised trials), 1 are reviews, 4 are studies in animals and 1 are studies only in the lab.
The most important ones are listed under Sources.
What this means for you: Results in animals or in cells often do not hold in people. Do not stop or change your medicines because of it. Ask your doctor before you start taking it.
Sources
- Concomitant Treatment of Malignant Brain Tumours With CBD - A Case Series and Review of the Literature.2019 · Anticancer Res · Review
- Acute anti-proliferative and anti-migratory effects of cannabidiol on C6 rat glioma, SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma, and HT22 mouse hippocampal neuronal cell cultures.2026 · Front Toxicol · In animals
- Isobolographic interactions of cannabidiol and AM 1172 with cisplatin in human neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cell lines: An in vitro study.2025 · Chem Biol Interact · In animals
- Assessment of Cannabidiol and Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabiol in Mouse Models of Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma.2021 · Cancers (Basel) · In animals
- In vitro and in vivo efficacy of non-psychoactive cannabidiol in neuroblastoma.2016 · Curr Oncol · In animals
- Role of miRNA in the regulation of cannabidiol-mediated apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells.2019 · Oncotarget · In the lab
- Ferroptosis under fire: cannabidiol mitigates iron-dependent injury in differentiated human neuroblastoma cells following oxygen-glucose deprivation.2026 · Phytomedicine · Other paper
- Characterization of the Antitumor Potential of Extracts of Cannabis sativa Strains with High CBD Content in Human Neuroblastoma.2023 · Int J Mol Sci · Other paper
- The use of cannabidiol for seizure management in patients with brain tumor-related epilepsy.2017 · Neurocase · Other paper