The Medical Necessity for Medicinal Cannabis : Prospective, Observational Study Evaluating the Treatment in Cancer Patients on Supportive or Palliative Care
Joint Authors
Goldberg, Victoria
Vorobeichik, Marina
Omer, Anat
Drawsheh, Saher
Bar-Sela, Gil
Muller, Ella
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Cancer patients using cannabis report better influence from the plant extract than from synthetic products.
However, almost all the research conducted to date has been performed with synthetic products.
We followed patients with a medicinal cannabis license to evaluate the advantages and side effects of using cannabis by cancer patients.
Methods.
The study included two interviews based on questionnaires regarding symptoms and side effects, the first held on the day the license was issued and the second 6–8 weeks later.
Cancer symptoms and cannabis side effects were documented on scales from 0 to 4 following the CTCAE.
The distress thermometer was used also.
Results.
Of the 211 patients who had a first interview, only 131 had the second interview, 25 of whom stopped treatment after less than a week.
All cancer or anticancer treatment-related symptoms showed significant improvement (P<0.001).
No significant side effects except for memory lessening in patients with prolonged cannabis use (P=0.002) were noted.
Conclusion.
The positive effects of cannabis on various cancer-related symptoms are tempered by reliance on self-reporting for many of the variables.
Although studies with a control group are missing, the improvement in symptoms should push the use of cannabis in palliative treatment of oncology patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bar-Sela, Gil& Vorobeichik, Marina& Drawsheh, Saher& Omer, Anat& Goldberg, Victoria& Muller, Ella. 2013. The Medical Necessity for Medicinal Cannabis : Prospective, Observational Study Evaluating the Treatment in Cancer Patients on Supportive or Palliative Care. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bar-Sela, Gil…[et al.]. The Medical Necessity for Medicinal Cannabis : Prospective, Observational Study Evaluating the Treatment in Cancer Patients on Supportive or Palliative Care. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bar-Sela, Gil& Vorobeichik, Marina& Drawsheh, Saher& Omer, Anat& Goldberg, Victoria& Muller, Ella. The Medical Necessity for Medicinal Cannabis : Prospective, Observational Study Evaluating the Treatment in Cancer Patients on Supportive or Palliative Care. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477399
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477399