Like many of us, you’ve probably heard cannabis can help with cancer. But it’s something that has a ton of misinformation. It can help to treat it, but it doesn’t cure it. Here, we’ll go over the truth regarding this, and what this means for those using it to help with cancer treatments.
It doesn’t kill Cancer
Sadly, there are a lot of people who do believe that this is something that can kill cancer cells. Right now, it’s something that doesn’t have concrete proof to it, but the thing is, while there are some studies which have found that it may impact the treatment of cancer, it does not have anything which proves it can kill it. But it can help during cancer treatments in many ways.
Helping with Cancer Treatments
Cannabis is great for treating different cancer symptoms including depression, pain, anxiety, and even some symptoms associated and caused by cancer. Chemo is one of the best ways to treat cancer, but the problem is, chemotherapy is rough, and the symptoms are not easy. Cannabis can help with many of the issues that come about when you get chemotherapy.
Cannabis can first and foremost treat nausea along with vomiting better than normal methods do. Fatigue is another one. It does help with fatigue, and there is some anecdotal evidence that says that cannabis helps those who have symptoms of chronic fatigue by beating them. It can help with increasing the appetite though, especially for those who lose their appetite due to cancer treatments, and those with AIDS or HIV.
Depression is another thing it can help with. Cancer is not fun, and let’s be honest, it’s very depression. With cannabis, you’ll be able to help with the treatment of this. It can be used to help activate the receptors necessary for that.
Is it Safe?
This is something that you can combine with medications used to treat cancer. However, do understand that there is a lot of data that actually does discuss cannabis being mixed with other medications. It’s good to error on the side of caution when you’re combining a pain relief for example with anti-anxiety meds as well. Cannabis does amplify these things, so you should discuss with your doctor the side effects of this too.
A big thing to understand as well is that, due to the nature of legalization, there isn’t enough that we know about regarding cancer, and what we’re capable of doing with this. It’s something that can offer relief to patients that are dealing with this difficult time, but there is nothing that says that it can cure the symptoms of cancer, making it go away.
While it has been found in some cases to potentially do this, there is no evidence that says otherwise. However cannabis is one of the best ways to relieve the rough encounters that happen when you have cancer. Cancer is not an easy thing for well, anyone to deal with. In fact, it can feel like hell on earth for some people who struggle with it. But there are some ways to treat some of the symptoms and attempt to make this a more pleasant experience for you. With this, you’ll be able to feel better and have a better life.
If you do have bad symptoms when you’re consuming cannabis, talk to not just your doctor, but others as well, to see if there is anything that you can do in order to help with making sure that you get everything that you need, and also, to make things better too.
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