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Is it proven that marijuana stimulates hunger for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy?
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∙ 13y ago
Possibly not "proven", but it is common knowledge that marijuana has that effect; many 'legal' users of marijuana have it for that purpose.
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∙ 13y ago
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Is marijuana helpful with cancer patients?
Marijuana is mostly used with chemotherapy patients. It can increase appetite and reduce nausea.
Is marijuana used in chemotherapy?
Yes, it is extremely helpful in chemotherapy. It causes patients' appetites to return and also decreases their nausea.
What is the classification of epogen?
Epogen is classified as a hematopoietic agent. It is a man-made form of the hormone erythropoietin, which stimulates the production of red blood cells in the body. Epogen is commonly used to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease or cancer receiving chemotherapy.
What is a benefit of catheter and port chemotherapy?
These methods eliminate the need for repeated injections and may allow patients to spend less time in the hospital while receiving chemotherapy.
Why are they using marijuana for medical purposes now?
With some cancer patients the chemotherapy causes substantial nausea. They are finding that the anti-nausea medications are not working well for some. With that being said, they are finding that marijuana does curb the nausea of the chemotherapy drugs.
What has the author Kathleen M Thaney written?
Kathleen M. Thaney has written: 'Factors influencing nausea and vomiting in patients receiving chemotherapy' -- subject(s): Drugs, Chemotherapy, Side effects
Should you smoke weed the day before the first Quimo therapy?
Yes. In fact it's highly recommended to many cancer patients to use medical marijuana instead of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy kills 7 out of 10 cancer patients. Medical marihuana saves 7 Out of 10.
What is reverse isolation?
It for burn patients transplant and chemotherapy patients.
Are cats able to kill people who take chemotherapy?
Cats carry the parasite toxoplasma gondii. In immunocompromised patients (people with AIDS, on steroids) in can cause a fatal infection. In individuals with immunocompromising cancers (eg leukemias) who are receiving chemotherapy, this infection may also occur. I have not heard of a situation where chemotherapy itself lead to this infection, though.
How do you take marijuana for cancer?
There are several ways to consume marijuana includes Smoking, Vaporizing through strains and consuming through edibles. But for cancer patients it's not fine to smoke and vaporize it. But eating hash edibles are the finest way.
When did they find out that marijuana can cure cancer?
MARIJUANA DOES NOT CURE CANCER. Marijuana is used as a medicine with cancer patients who go through chemotherapy. The chemo causes very severe nausea. Marijuana is used to cure the nausea and settle the stomach of the patient. It is used alternatively to pills for the treatment of nausea because it is cheaper, has less unwanted side effects, and has been proven to be more effective.
Does marijuana help multiple sclerosis?
While hotly debated, marijuana does reduce the neurological pain that MS patients feel better than the toxic, highly addictive (yet somehow still legal) manufactured drugs like OxyContin. It also reduces nausea felt by chemotherapy patients, and it also reduces intraocular pressure that cataract patients feel. Some forward-thinking states have allowed medical uses of marijuana by allowing doctors to prescribe its use within that state. Sadly, medical marijuana users can still be prosecuted by the Federal government for illegal drug use.
