MEDICAL cannabis has been shown to help people living with cancer manage their symptoms, with more than 95% of respondents reporting an improvement, according to a study published in the Mar edition of the European Journal of Internal Medicine.
Researchers analysed data on 2,970 people, 54.6% of whom were women, living with cancer (51.2% stage 4) from Israel who were treated with medical cannabis between 2015 and 2017.
The findings indicate cannabis could be an effective and safe treatment for managing multiple symptoms concurrently in palliative cancer care, the authors said.
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