A Study finds that Cannabis helps Cancer Patients
According to a recent study, medical marijuana can safely lessen cancer pain and is supposedly so effective that patients end up using fewer opioids and other painkillers as a result. What the Study Suggests? Dr. Antonio Vigano, a senior researcher and an associate professor of oncology and medicine at the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, reported that marijuana significantly decreased the worst pain, average pain, and overall pain severity experienced by cancer patients. “Medical cannabis can be introduced safely into the care of cancer patients and can really lead to a decrease in different parameters by which we measure cancer-related pain,” Vigano added. “These reductions in those measures can be stable and last up to one year of follow-up.” The study found that patients’ use of opioids and other painkillers decreased by up to 32% when cannabis was added to their pain management plan. We might observe a decrease in overall pharmaceutical utilization as a result o...