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What are the benefits and risks of using medical marijuana for cancer related symptoms?

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Medical Oncology · Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania Health System)

The 2020 ASCO Antiemetic guidelines state that the evidence remains insufficient to recommend medical marijuana for either prevention or treatment of N/V in patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

There is insufficient evidence to recommend inhaled cannabis for cancer-related side effec...

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