Research into cannabinoids and cancer
We need more research to know if cannabis or the chemicals in it can treat cancer. Clinical trials need to be done in large numbers where some patients have the drug and some don't. Then you can compare how well the treatment works. Many of the studies done so far have been small and in the laboratory. There have been a few studies involving people with cancer. Sativex and temozolomide for a brain tumor (glioblastoma) that has come back In 2021, scientists reported the final results of a phase 1 study to treat people with recurrent glioblastoma (a type of brain tumor that has come back). The study looked at Sativex in combination with the chemotherapy drug temozolomide. Researchers found that adding Sativex caused side effects, which included, vomiting, dizziness , fatigue, nausea and headache but patients found the side effects manageable. They also observed that 83 out of 100 people (83%) were alive after one year using Sativex, compared to 44 out of 100 people (44%) taking th...