MEDICAL CANNABIS USE IN ONCOLOGY

Course overview

MEDICINAL MARIJUANA IS A MEDICATION CURRENTLY UNDERGOING RESEARCH FOR ITS USE IN THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF SEVERAL ONCOLOGY-RELATED SYMPTOMS. SUCH AREAS OF POTENTIAL USE INCLUDE CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED NAUSEA, VOMITING, ANALGESIA, CACHEXIA, AND TUMOR SUPPRESSION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE MOST UP-TO-DATE LITERATURE ON THE USE OF MEDICINAL MARIJUANA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORY, MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, AND SEVERAL STUDY OUTCOMES THAT WILL AID THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS AND POTENTIAL USES OF MEDICINAL MARIJUANA IN THE FIELD OF ONCOLOGY.