Goals and outcomes
The right pain treatment for the right person at the right time at the right cost and without side effects
Cancer
Cancer is a broad term used to describe a wide range of related diseases that are characterized by an abnormal, unregulated division of cells; it is a biological disorder that often results in tumor growth (NCI, 2015). Cancer is among the leading causes of mortality in the United States, and by the close of 2016 there will be an estimated 1.7 million new cancer diagnoses (NCI, 2016). Relevant to the committee’s interest, there is evidence to suggest that cannabinoids (and the endocannabinoid system more generally) may play a role in the cancer regulation processes (Rocha et al., 2014). Therefore, there is interest in determining the efficacy of cannabis or cannabinoids for the treatment of cancer.
Content will be in various forms including articles, infographs, interviews, links to other websites, video and other media forms.
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Are Cannabis or Cannabinoids an Effective Treatment for Cancer?
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Are Cannabis or Cannabinoids an Effective Treatment for the Reduction of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting?
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Are Cannabis or Cannabinoids an Effective Treatment for Anorexia and Weight Loss Associated with HIV/AIDS, Cancer-Associated Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome, and Anorexia Nervosa?
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Citizen Science: Research using cannabis in Cancer
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Resources
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Cannabis and cannabinoids may have benefits in treating the symptoms of cancer or the side effects of cancer therapies. There is growing interest in treating children for symptoms such as nausea with Cannabis and cannabinoids, although studies are limited.
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Two cannabinoids (dronabinol and nabilone) are drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the prevention or treatment of chemotherapy -related nausea and vomiting .
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Cannabis has been shown to kill cancer cells in the laboratory .
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At this time, there is not enough evidence to recommend that patients inhale or ingest Cannabis as a treatment for cancer-related symptoms or side effects of cancer therapy .
Cannabis Rx Basics
Role of Medical Cannabis in the management / treatment of Cancer and Side effects of treatment.
The Use of Cannabinoids in Treating Cancer
How Does Cannabis Consumption Cancer
How to:
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Understand the Role of Cannabis in Cancer
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Make an Informed Decision
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How to Access Medical Cannabis
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How to Choose Medical Cannabis
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How to Use Medical Cannabis Effectively
Citizen Brief
Q & A
Checklists
Resources
Utilizing Cannabis for the Treatment of Cancer
Initial Evaluation
Initial visit checklist (regular pdf)
Medicinal Cannabis for Chronic Pain Provider Decision Tree
Cancer
General Information
Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®)—Patient Version
Cannabis and cannabinoid use during cancer is often done for symptom management. Learn more about use of cannabis and cannabinoids during cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.
Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®)—Health Professional Version
Cannabis has been used medicinally for millennia, but has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat any medical condition. Cannabinoids are the components in cannabis; some are commercially available to treat symptoms. Get detailed information in this clinician summary.
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Monitoring Treatment
Medicinal Cannabis for Dementia Provider Decision Tree
Behavioral Assessment
The Marijuana Problem Scale (MPS) (form AS5), developed by Stephens and colleagues (1994a), is a self-report assessment that helps the client identify areas in his or her life affected by marijuana use.
CannabisRx Research Options
About
Designing an internet based study, utilizing crowd sources, self directed study utilizing a blockchain platform. The study consists of a unique study design that examines a naturalistic approach to real world use of Medical Cannabis by individuals and their caregivers.
The interested user of this Cannabis may be interested in the research about Cannabis Use and the occurrence of cancer. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has a summary of the finding. Their conclusions:
There is insufficient evidence to support or refute a statistical association between cannabis use and the incidence of prostate cancer, cervical cancer, malignant gliomas, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, penile cancer, anal cancer, Kaposi’s sarcoma, or bladder cancer.