National Cancer Institute (NCI) has acknowledged the medicinal uses of cannabis (Cannabis sativa, Cannabaceae) in cancer treatment on a NCI web page, located at www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional. Topics include the reaction of the U.S. National Institute on Drug ...
Medicinal cannabis presents controversial findings and legislations have limited the possible research and trials in Australia. It is of increasing interest to Australian oncologists from the large cases of skin cancer in the population and particularly for palliative comfort. Current cance...
Reference: “The Effectiveness and Safety of Medical Cannabis for Treating Cancer Related Symptoms in Oncology Patients” by Joshua Aviram, Gil M. Lewitus, Yelena Vysotski, Mahmoud Abu Amna, Anton Ouryvaev, Shiri Procaccia, Idan Cohen, Anca Leibovici, Luiza Akria, Dimitry Goncharov, Neomi Mati...
Medicinal marijuana for cancer pain? For the study, researchers analyzed the treatment responses of 358 adults with cancer over a period of 3.5 years, courtesy of the Quebec Cannabis Registry in Canada. The three most common cancer diagnoses were breast, bowel, and genitourinary (cancers that aff...
A comprehensive assessment of the benefits of medical cannabis for cancer-related pain found that for most oncology patients, pain measures improved significantly, other cancer-related symptoms also decreased, the consumption of painkillers was reduced,
Medicinal use of cannabis in Europe: The fact that more countries legalize the medicinal use of cannabis should not become an argument for unfettered and u... The use of cannabis to treat chronic pain from cancer or neurological diseases is now legal in many countries. However, the ...
The medicinal uses of cannabis are illustrated in our museums in Amsterdam and Barcelona by several displays which include original medicine bottles, apothecary kits, and even a box of prescription cannabis from 1925, complete with its original herbal contents (on display in Amsterdam)! The museum ...
Medicinal cannabis (MC) has not demonstrated consistent efficacy for any particular symptom in the palliative care of patients with advanced cancer. This has not reduced public support for its use. Consumers perceive the potential benefit as a holistic one that helps them ‘feel better’ overall, ...
with as many as seven or eight more recently discovered compounds that may be considered cannabinoids.6CBD is contained in both Cannabis Sativa (hemp) and Cannabis Indica (marijuana), but hemp has such a low CBD content, it is primarily grown for fiber and seed — uses we will discuss late...
Overactive bladder (OAB) presents a high prevalence of 16–18% worldwide. The pathophysiology of OAB is still poorly understood while effective therapy or countermeasure are very limited. On the other hand, medicinal plants and herbal remedies have been