“The treatment of cancer, including the disease itself and the symptoms associated with cancer and its therapy, is one of the most important emerging frontiers in cannabinoid therapeutics.
This Current Oncology supplement brings together the work of some of the leading minds around the world who have dedicated themselves and their laboratories to understanding the role of cannabis and cannabinoids in the pathophysiology and management of cancer.
It is an unfortunate reality of 2016 that many doctors still lack the basic knowledge about cannabis, cannabinoids, and the endocannabinoid system that would enable them to have an informed discussion with their patients, and that the knowledge gap gives rise to stigmatization, alienation, and a fracture of the doctor–patient relationship.
Our patient describes her experience in trying to find answers and assistance, and with the help of her treating oncologist, she succeeds in securing legal access to cannabinoids, with remarkable results. Stories of this kind are occurring too often to be ignored or written off as placebo responses or outliers. As a medical profession, we are duty-bound to follow up on such experiences with critical and balanced investigation.”