The Use of Medical Marijuana in Cancer

Current Oncology Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Birdsall, Shauna M ^a   Birdsall, Timothy C ^a   Tims, Lucas A ^a  

^a CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cannabidiol; Cannabinoid; Cannabis; CBD; Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol; Delta 9 THC; Dronabinol; Endocannabinoid; Marijuana; Nabilone; Nabiximols; Oncology; Tetrahydrocannabinol; THC

Indexed keywords

DRONABINOL; MEDICAL CANNABIS; NABILONE; NABIXIMOLS;

ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; CANCER RISK; CANNABIS SMOKING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEPERSONALIZATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; EYE REDNESS; FATIGUE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; ILLUSION; INCREASED APPETITE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PARANOIA; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TACHYCARDIA; XEROSTOMIA; CANCER PAIN; COMPLICATION; NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANCER PAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84970016070     PISSN: 15233790     EISSN: 15346269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11912-016-0530-0     Document Type: Review

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