Opportunities for cannabis in supportive care in cancer
Cannabis has the potential to modulate some of the most common and debilitating symptoms of cancer and its treatments, including nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, and pain.
Cannabis has the potential to modulate some of the most common and debilitating symptoms of cancer and its treatments, including nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, and pain.
Medical cannabis production in Australia is hinging upon generous grants and donations from some of the nation’s most wealthy.
New Zealand has voted to legalise euthanasia, but looks set to reject a legal bid to allow the recreational use of marijuana.
Lung cancer continues to be one of the most common causes of cancer death despite understanding the major cause of the disease: cigarette smoking.
Cannabis sativa has long been used for medicinal purposes.
For many people, our health is something which is all too easy to take for granted until something happens which impacts on it.
The use of medical marijuana in cancer care presents a dilemma for both patients and physicians.
The Cannabis plant has been used for many of years as a medicinal agent in the relief of pain and seizures.
Cannabinoids (CBs) from Cannabis sativa provide relief for tumor-associated symptoms (including nausea, anorexia, and neuropathic pain) in the palliative treatment of cancer patients.
A subset of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) smoke cannabis to relieve symptoms including spasticity and pain.