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Cancer (Non-Specific)
Moderate
Cannabis for Cancer (Non-Specific)
Cancer affects millions of people, is nondiscriminatory regarding age or sex and can attack every organ system in the body. The history of medical cannabis ‘re-legalization’, especially in the latter half of the 20th century can be traced to a search for treatments for cancer, glaucoma, epilepsy and AIDS/HIV.
Cannabinoids may target cancer cells specifically, with the correct ratios instructing cancer cells to shut down. Cannabinoids are also useful for treating the side-effects of cancer and chemotherapy, such as chronic pain, insomnia, appetite loss, nausea/vomiting and headaches or migraines.
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Animal Study
14
Clinical Meta-analysis
5
Double Blind Human Trial
1
Human Trial
6
Laboratory Study
60
Meta-analysis
117
Total studies
Cancer (Non-Specific)
203
Positive
161 studies
80%
Inconclusive
27 studies
13%
Negative
15 studies
7%
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- A Case Report on Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome in Palliative Care: How Good Intentions Can Go Wrong
- A Comprehensive Review of Cannabis in Patients with Cancer: Availability in the USA, General Efficacy, and Safety
- Activation of the cannabinoid receptor type 2 by the agonist JWH133 promotes the first wave of in vitro spermatogenesis
- Adverse events of recreational cannabis use reported to the French addictovigilance network (2012-2017)
- A Fragrant Environment Containing α-Pinene Suppresses Tumor Growth in Mice by Modulating the Hypothalamus/Sympathetic Nerve/Leptin Axis and Immune System