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Medicinal Marijuana- Can marijuana help with cancer or thyroid problems?

If you’ve ever smoked a joint or eaten a pot-laced brownie, you’re hardly alone: More than 1 in 3 people in America have tried marijuana at one point in their lives. Even though it has been a while

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Myeloma- Marijuana, C-B-D, Heart, Lungs, Brain, Pain

“We unquestionably need more research, and more evidence of harms may emerge. But it’s important to note that the harms we know about now are practically nil compared with that of many other drugs,

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Medical Marijuana, Oncology and Multiple Myeloma

“Although 70% of oncologists do not feel equipped to make clinical recommendations regarding Medical Marijuana, the vast majority conduct discussions with patients about medical marijuana and nearly

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Seniors Flock to Medical Marijuana

“Physicians who treat older adults expect their cannabis use to increase as the number of states legalizing medical marijuana keeps growing.” Full transparancy- doctors are correct, the popularity

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3 Things You Need to Consider When Trying to Get the Right Cannabis (medical marijuana) Strains

There are an overwhelming number of states out there who have legalized medical marijuana. If this substance is legal in your state, then you will have to take the time to do a bit of research to find

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C-B-D Speech Disorders

Can medical marijuana or C-B-D help speech disorders? When I began researching and writing about cannabis as an evidence-based therapy for cancer patients, I began coming across articles about cannabis

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Cannabis Use Disorder

Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is a danger for the cancer patient. I say this because the top study linked and excerpted below cites chronic pain as a possible driver in CUD. And many cancer survivors live

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Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea, Vomiting

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is one of the most difficult short-term side effects resulting from undergoing all types of chemo regimens. Difficult by making the patient feel awful. Difficult

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CBD & Breast Cancer

“According to a study by the American Association for Cancer Research conducted in 2011, it was found that CBD inhibited the survival of estrogen receptor-positive and estrogen receptor-negative

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CBD- Reduce Pain, Anxiety, Stress

“Enter cannabidiol, or CBD, a chemical found in hemp and marijuana. Although the science is far from conclusive, it has been marketed as a cure-all for problems as varied as anxiety, chronic pain,

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Curcumin vs. Multiple Myeloma: The scientific evidence continues to pile up

“We observed that curcumin cell death induction was heterogeneous, of note 16 Human Myeloma Cell Lines were highly sensitive to curcumin…” Curcumin (Cu) is one of the best examples I

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Stage 2 Myeloma- CBD to Enhance VRD?

“Researchers also found that sequential use of an initial dose of chemotherapy first and then cannabinoids significantly improved overall results against the blood cancer (MM) cells.” Hi David-

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