MASCC/ISOO expert opinion on the management of oral problems in patients with advanced cancer
Abstract Purpose: The Palliative Care Study Group in conjunction with the Oral Care Study Group of the Multinational Association for…
palliative care
Cannabidiol on the Path from the Lab to the Cancer Patient: Opportunities and Challenges
Abstract Cannabidiol (CBD), a major non-psychotropic component of cannabis, is receiving growing attention as a potential anticancer agent. CBD suppresses…
Pancreas Cancer‐Associated Pain Management
Abstract Pain is highly prevalent in patients with pancreas cancer and contributes to the morbidity of the disease. Pain may…
Supporting the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults: Integrated Palliative Care and Psychiatry Clinic for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
Abstract Simple Summary: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer experience a high level of distress and have unique unmet…
Oral medicinal cannabinoids to relieve symptom burden in the palliative care of patients with advanced cancer: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial of efficacy and safety of 1:1 delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD)
Abstract Background: Despite improvements in medical care, patients with advanced cancer still experience substantial symptom distress. There is increasing interest…
Opioid use disorders and hospital palliative care among patients with gastrointestinal cancers
Abstract Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Article type: Research Article Keywords: cannabis use disorders, gastrointestinal neoplasms, hospital…
An Open-Label Pilot Study Testing the Feasibility of Assessing Total Symptom Burden in Trials of Cannabinoid Medications in Palliative Care
Abstract Background: There is considerable interest in the use of cannabinoids for symptom control in palliative care, but there is…
Oral medicinal cannabinoids to relieve symptom burden in the palliative care of patients with advanced cancer: a double-blind, placebo controlled, randomised clinical trial of efficacy and safety of cannabidiol (CBD)
Abstract Background: Despite improvements in medical care, patients with advanced cancer still experience substantial symptom distress. There is increasing interest…
Benefit of Tetrahydrocannabinol versus Cannabidiol for Common Palliative Care Symptoms
Abstract Objectives: To determine the relative contributions of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) to patients’ self-ratings of efficacy for common…
Opportunities for cannabis in supportive care in cancer
Abstract Cannabis has the potential to modulate some of the most common and debilitating symptoms of cancer and its treatments,…