Marijuana is something that’s been used as a means to treat many conditions and was even used as a homeopathic form of treatment. Only recently though have scientists actually looked at how this could help with the symptoms of chemotherapy.With more and more studies being done, there is a lot of potential in terms of possibly how this could help. Right now, we’ll go over what cannabis can do for the treatment of certain cancers. 

Reducing the symptoms of chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy can be rough on the body, but marijuana actually might help with a lot of the side effects. Neuropathic pain from the nerves that are damaged, vomiting, nausea, and even the hunger that is sometimes not there with chemotherapy can help, and it can help with a lot of the bad side effects that are there.

Natural appetite stimulant 

It might help a lot of patients get the food that they need. Lots of times people who get chemotherapy don’t want to eat.  This impacts the nutrients that they get. This can cause dramatic muscle mass loss and also dramatic weight loss too. 

Reduce Painkiller Use 

Many times, cancer patients are prescribed copious amounts of painkillers. While this might be good for reducing pain, that doesn’t mean they don’t have side effects. Some of these can be quite dangerous, such as addiction, and many times, overdose does happen. It can damage the liver too.

With marijuana, you can use it as a way to naturally treat pain, and lots of times, people use it as a substitute for the medications that they’d be taking, which can cause much harm.

Inhibits the Growth of Cells 

Cancer cells do tend to grow quite quickly, and that’s what causes them to spread. It’s been found that through research, THC and the various cannabinoids within the marijuana plant might be good not just for stopping the growth of such, but also helping to trigger cell apoptosis, which is the programmable death.

This is quite exciting, as they might be able to help with the shrinking of these malignant tumors in those cancer patients that have them. However, this is still a very new discovery, and right now, we don’t have all the answers to this yet. 

The Side Effects 

The biggest thing to understand though, is while we know a bit about this, we don’t know everything, and right now, there needs to be some research.

Furthermore, with cannabis, there are other side effects that come with this too. When you take too much, or a specific strain, it can trigger both anxiety, and paranoia within a person.

There are other side effects that can happen, including: 

• Dry mouth 
• Dizziness 
• Red eyes 
• Elevated heart rate 

One thing to understand though is that they usually are mild, and within a few hours, tend to go away. But if you use too high of a dosage, it can be much more severe.

Always talk to a doctor before you use this as a form of treatment, as they can help to look at the different risks, and also look at the potential benefits that cannabis does have, and what exactly this might mean for your own personal medical cannabis needs.

With that said, cannabis is something that’s growing in popularity, and something that helps with the way treatment works.  If you’re curious about the possible benefits of this, and want to really improve on these, then you’re in luck, for these side effects are there, and they can be very little, but the benefits do outweigh the drawbacks too.