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Marijuana cannot be prescribed anywhere in the United State as prescribing a level one narcotic will cause them to lose their license. Level one narcotics are shown to have no medicinal value. Some doctors recommend medical marijuana for their patients as it helps with chemotherapy treatment. Marijuana can increase your appetite and suppress nausea.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoMedical marijuana contains THC, other cannabinoids, and numerous unrelated compounds which together have a variety of positive effects. Two of the most important effects are it's antiemetic/antinausea and painkilling (analgesic) properties. Additionally, cannabis can enhance mood, reduce anxiety, and improve appetite, which can be especially critical for chemotherapy patients. Other benefits have been proposed as well, including anticancer effects, although these are less well substantiated. Unfortunately, cannabis is a victim of politics and is thus illegal in many places, despite the fact that it is much less addictive and dangerous than other substances used for treating these problems (e.g. opioids are used instead to treat pain, but these have a high likelyhood of addiction and dependence).
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∙ 15y agobasicly it eases the suffering for the cancer patient
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∙ 13y agoClinical studies have demonstrated its effectiveness in relieving nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy treatments for cancer.
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Does marijuana help cancer patients?
yes
Can Marijuana help for nusea?
Not for everyone, but for most people, yes. Marijuana is commonly prescribed to treat nausea and increase appetite in cancer and AIDS patients.
Is marijuana helpful with cancer patients?
Marijuana is mostly used with chemotherapy patients. It can increase appetite and reduce nausea.
Why do some physicians recommend that their cancer patients smoke marijuana?
Some physicians who treat cancer recommend that their patients use marijuana to relieve nausea and vomiting.
Is marijuana good for Cancer?
There is a debate as to the use of marijuana in cancer patients. The use would be to make them comfortable. It will not change the outcome.
Does cannabis help cancer pain?
There is evidence that marijuana helps with pain from cancer. It is unknown if it actually helps pain receptors but it does help many patients with discomfort.loss of appetite,nausea,etc.
Does secondhand marijuana smoke cause cancer?
No. If marijuana caused cancer they wouldn't give it to cancer patients to save their lives. Marijuana cures cancer.
Can prescribed marijuana help a person?
yes in many ways. it is very usefull for glacoma patients. Also it is used to make prolonged pain such as in cancer patients undergoing leukema.
Can you use marijuana as a pain killer?
You can use marijuana as a pain killer. If you have glaucoma, it reduces the pressure in your eyes.it can be used to be a pain killer with cancer patients in chemo, & it can help with back pain, etc.
If your on chemo can you take marijuana and help the process of killing cancer cells?
Marijuana will not help the chemotherapy kill cancer cells. What it can do is help you cope with the side effects of chemotherapy. It reduces stress, relieves pain, reduces nausea and vomiting, and increases appetite. This can help you feel better and the increased caloric intake and the fact that you'll keep more food down improve your body's ability to fight cancer. This is why many states allow cancer patients to use marijuana--not because it kills cancer cells, because it does not.
What are the risks of medical marijuana?
There is no risk. If there was, why would doctors give it to cancer patients?
Is it proven that marijuana stimulates hunger for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy?
Possibly not "proven", but it is common knowledge that marijuana has that effect; many 'legal' users of marijuana have it for that purpose.
