Condition: Palliative Care


UK Medical Cannabis Registry palliative care patients cohort: initial experience and outcomes

Abstract Introduction Palliative care aims to improve quality of life through optimal symptom control and pain management. Cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) have a proven role in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced…

Cannabis in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Context Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life in patients with incurable illness. Medicinal cannabis (MC) has been used in the palliative care setting to…

Cannabis in palliative care: current challenges and practical recommendations

Abstract   Pain and symptom control challenges are common in palliative care, and the search for other therapeutic strategies is ongoing. Unfortunately, patients and their caregivers are receiving little information…

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 palliative care symptoms. Design: This is an electronic record-based retrospective cohort study….