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Yes, it is extremely helpful in chemotherapy. It causes patients' appetites to return and also decreases their nausea.
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What are tha advantages of marijuana?
it is used for cancer chemotherapy
Is marijuana helpful with cancer patients?
Marijuana is mostly used with chemotherapy patients. It can increase appetite and reduce nausea.
Marijuana has been used to relieve symptoms of what condition?
Glaucoma; nausia from chemotherapy.
Is medical marijuana cheaper than radiation or chemotherapy for treatment of breast cancer?
Medical marijuana is not a treatment for breast cancer. Medical marijuana is sometimes used to help with symptoms of breast cancer treatments, but it doesn't cure the disease.
Can you take marijuana if you take kemotheraphy?
Marijuana is specifically prescribed to people undergoing chemotherapy. Talk to your doctor and see if medical marijuana is legal where you live.
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.
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.
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.
Is chemotherapy used for the treatment of mesothelioma?
Yes, chemotherapy is often used for the treatment of mesothelioma
Are there any medical uses for inhalants?
Ventolin, when inhaled, is used to treat asthma. Marijuana, also, has been used to treat cancer patients dealing with chemotherapy; the ThC helps them cope with pain, nausea, and lack of appetite.
What are the good side effects to marijuana use?
relief of pain and increased appetite, both of which occur during a body's fight against cancer and also the chemotherapy used to combat it. There is also recent evidence that the juice or sap from the marijuana plant is a natural and effective treatment for MRSA.
What are the current rules about marijuana in US?
At the Federal Level, Marijuana is illegal, one of the most penalized crimes in the U.S. In California, however, Marijuana has been legalized for medicinal purposes, as a painkiller for people dealing with chemotherapy and other chronic conditions.
