Recent meta-analysis, published in Frontiers of Oncology last week, found that medical marijuana has the potential of helping treat cancer symptoms. The largest ever analysis of cannabis-cancer interactions, the study drew on prior cannabis research. Researchers found that a “significant number” of relevant studies were in favour of using medical cannabis, The Guardian reported.
Researchers funded by Cancer Playbook used an AI-powered technique known as “sentiment analyses” to perform the meta-analysis. This surveyed more than 10,000 studies on medical cannabis and cancer.
Ryan Castle is the lead researcher of the Whole Health Oncology Institute. He said that his goal was for the group to reach a consensus about medical marijuana as a possible cancer treatment.
Our goal was to establish a scientific consensus in a field dominated for years by cherry-picked studies. — Castle, via The Guardian
Castle stated that he expected “a moderate consensus,” but the results showed that cannabis was more than three to one in favor as an effective treatment of cancer-related nausea, inflammation and appetite loss.
Castle stated that the level of agreement in research on public health was shocking, especially for such a controversial topic as medical marijuana.
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