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No Relief Yet for Brutal Oral Cancer Pain, but Cannabinoids May Offer Some Hope

 
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No Relief Yet for Brutal Oral Cancer Pain, but Cannabinoids May Offer Some Hope
Newswise — TAMPA, May 1, 2014 – Many cancer patients endure severe pain and, by far, one of the most excruciating pain conditions is caused by oral cancer, for which even the strongest available pain medications are largely ineffective. One of the nation’s leading oral cancer treating clinicians, speaking at the American Pain Society’s annual meeting, said he believes that while prospects for major treatment advances remain bleak, a new cannabinoid-based medication may have some promise for providing meaningful pain relief.

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Re: No Relief Yet for Brutal Oral Cancer Pain, but Cannabinoids May Offer Some Hope
May make the difference between life and death for many patients:


[link to oralcancerfoundation.org]
[link to www.cancer.gov]

May 23, 2012 — Suicide rates among patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal (OC/OP) cancer have increased significantly over the past three decades, particularly among male patients during the first year after diagnosis.

As many as half of patients with head and neck cancer suffer from depression, among the highest of all oncology patients (Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology, June 2009 Vol. 7:6, pp. 397-403). However, despite documented high rates of depression and suicide among patients with head and neck cancer, studies examining suicide and other noncancer-related deaths in patients with OC/OP have not been published
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Re: No Relief Yet for Brutal Oral Cancer Pain, but Cannabinoids May Offer Some Hope
Cannabis saves lives <3 Homeopathy is on the rise! Down with extreme allopathic profit proliferation!

All you need is natural supplements from this amazing planet and Love peace
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Re: No Relief Yet for Brutal Oral Cancer Pain, but Cannabinoids May Offer Some Hope
May make the difference between life and death for many patients:


[link to oralcancerfoundation.org]
[link to www.cancer.gov]

May 23, 2012 — Suicide rates among patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal (OC/OP) cancer have increased significantly over the past three decades, particularly among male patients during the first year after diagnosis.

As many as half of patients with head and neck cancer suffer from depression, among the highest of all oncology patients (Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology, June 2009 Vol. 7:6, pp. 397-403). However, despite documented high rates of depression and suicide among patients with head and neck cancer, studies examining suicide and other noncancer-related deaths in patients with OC/OP have not been published

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