{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-question-tags-template-js","path":"/question-tag/breast-cancer/3","result":{"data":{"allQuestion":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Question_10703-markdown","title":"My mother just had a hip replacement and is in pain still.","slug":"my-mother-just-had-a-hip-replacement-and-is-in-pain-still","content":"\"Can she use cannabis to help? She is 70 years old and is a breast cancer survivor. She had a mastectomy 10 years ago with a course of chemo and has been cancer-free since.\"\n_____________________\n     A medical cannabis infused suppository for rectal use or as a vaginal capsule has been developed containing 50mg CBD in organic raw cannabis sativa extract and coconut oil. There are many advantages to the rectal administration of cannabis including avoiding the degradation of cannabis in the GI tract and bypassing metabolism by the liver. With rectal administration a greater proportion of CBD enters the blood stream. The regional delivery of the cannabinoids offers targeted relief to the hip and pelvic region. Search CBD Hemp Oil Workshop or contact info@endoca.com for further information. The FDA has not evaluated the role of cannabis infused suppositories in large population research studies.\n     The postoperative recovery and rehabilitation of patients undergoing total hip and knee replacement is known to be complicated by the adverse effects of opiates prescribed for pain. Safe, reliable and alternative methods of pain control are key to successful postoperative recovery. Your mother may also benefit from the safe topical administration of a CBD and or THC infused transdermal body balm. Even in people who are overweight or obese, the greater trochanter of the hip can be palpated directly under the skin.\n\ndrsumchai","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_10650-markdown","title":"My friend has aggressive breast cancer. ","slug":"my-friend-has-aggressive-breast-cancer","content":"\"I told her about people's success with cannabis, and she was interested. But she is concerned that it might stop her from getting into a medical trial she might be a candidate for. I told her to ask her oncologist, but she is afraid to even bring up the subject. Should she be concerned about discussing this with her oncologist? \"\n_____________________\nI agree with you and would encourage her to bring the topic up with her oncologist. Cancer patients often find relief from symptoms of cancer and cancer treatments with cannabis. Most oncologists are aware of the growing body of evidence that cannabis is helpful an may even be therapeutic for some cancer types. Your friend should feel empowered to discuss the possible risks and benefits of any treatment with her physician.\n \nClinical Oncology trials are strict because they have to be. Cannabis may or may not be a barrier to entry into a trial depending on the hypothesis, and what treatments are being observed. Trial coordinators and physicians have to understand all the variables impacting a patient's response to treatment and full disclosure of all medicinal therapies is key to assessing trial results. This is a very important reason to discuss with your physician. Knowing a patient's needs and concerns is the only way the physician is going to be able to counsel a patient toward the correct therapeutic choice.\n\nI hope this is helpful. Wishing your friend the best.\n\ndrgerhart\n_____________________\nThis is obviously a challenging diagnosis but it leaves me with a question, why would your friend forgo treatment that very likely could help keep her in remission for an option that has no guarantees. Medical trials do not allow you or your doctor to know what the treatment is until the trial is complete and there is no guarantee that your friend would even receive the medication or treatment that is in the trial. I certain number of patients are maintained as \"control patients\" but no one knows that they are the control patients until the trial has been completed and they do not receive the medication, only a placebo or sham treatment. This might potentially have a devastating outcome for your friend. In addition there are so many things that can be done to support her health in overcoming the cancer that she will not be allowed to do because it could interfere with the study. Hopefully you can see and understand how devastating this could be to your friend's life. \nEven Dr. Mimi Guarneri, from Scripps clinic, points out that, \"A 2008 study showed that women with breast cancer who were deficient in vitamin D---with levels less than 50 ng/mL---had a 94% greater chance of metastatic disease and a 73% greater chance of death in patients with levels over 50 ng/mL.\" So maybe it might make sense to boost her overall health and immune system to recover from the disease rather than playing potential Russian roulette in a clinical trial that may or may not help anyone. This does not mean she denies Western treatment. She may also want to read a book, \"Sex, Lies and Menopause\" by Wiley and Taguchi because we know breast cancer can come back even 30 years later so she must know what to do after the western medical treatment has been completed. This maybe a very challenging decision for her but she must be supported in her choice and the only way to know what options to choose is to be knowledgeable and unbiased while looking at her options. Good luck and I know you must care since you took the time to write to us on her behalf.\n\ndrolson","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_10637-markdown","title":"Does long term use of CBD, such as a tincture on a daily basis, reduce the risk of breast cancer?","slug":"does-long-term-use-of-cbd-such-as-a-tincture-on-a-daily-basis-reduce-the-risk-of-breast-cancer","content":"\"My family has a long history of breast cancer among women. Luckily, everyone who has gotten it has survived with conventional treatment, chemo, etc. That said, I am interested in preventative measures. I do not drink alcohol much, eat a very healthy diet and exercise regularly. My use of CBD has been successful in reducing overall body inflammation and the amount of migraines I get. Could it also inhibit breast cancer if I use it regularly for a long period of time?\"\n_____________________\nYou are doing all the right things to minimize your preventable risk of breast cancer in the face of the heritable risk you have locked in your genes. In August of 2015, for the first time in history, the National Cancer Institute-a Federal Governnent Agency- documented on it's website that evidence based science supports the role of CBD in killing and inhibiting breast cancer cells in vitro-with and without markers!\n     The unique cannabinoid Cannabidiol has antiproliferative, immune modulating and anti inflammatory benefits that are in theory, ideal for breast cancer prophylaxis. Research is needed to develope population based guidelines on dosing and methodology for breast cancer prevention.\n     I encourage patients to recognize that while CBD is not psychoactive, it does cross the blood brain barrier and can be very sedating. A simple and cost effective approach that makes common sense, given the lack of well defined clinical guidelines, is to find a pure unadulterated CBD extract from a source like industrial grade hemp and use it via medicine dropper at night as an aid to a deep and restorative nights sleep. The GI route allows a slow metabolism and distribution to the liver, organs and tissues during sleep. It is known that the body optimizes it's analgesic and immune boosting state during Stage 3&4 sleep.\n\ndrsumchai\n_____________________\nThat's an interesting question. In the laboratory it seems that CBD can help to kill cancer cells.CBD coordinates apoptosis (cell suicide) and autophagy, (cell recycling), resulting in the death of breast cancer cells. Apoptosis plays a vital role within our bodies. It is a form of cell death that facilitates the elimination of old and unhealthy cells without the release of harmful substances. Autophagy is another normal physiological process by which the body breaks down unwanted cells. It maintains our homeostasis, or balance, by aiding the degradation of old cells and the formation of new ones. So it seems that CBD can help to destroy cancer cells in the laboratory.\n\nThat being said, it has not been shown that cannabis helps to decrease the incidence of any form of cancer in humans.\n\nPerry Solomon, MD","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_10626-markdown","title":" How can cannabis oil/creams help with medicine caused joint pain? ","slug":"how-can-cannabis-oil-creams-help-with-medicine-caused-joint-pain","content":"\"Meds taken after breast cancer causing joint pain side effects.\"\n_____________________\nJoint pain from arthritis effects about 10 million people in the world today. Those that are effected by joint pain after chemotherapy are unknown, That being said however, cannabis has been used for centuries to help with joint pain. Today there are many oils and creams that can be used topically on the skin over the joints that are painful. The anti-inflammatory effect of cannabis as well as it's ability to modulate the immune system has made it a staple in many people who suffer from joint pain either form osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid arthritis.\n\nCannabis infused creams and oils and other trans-dermal  methods work by binding to CB2 receptors that are part of the bodies endocannabinoid system. Some of the topicals do not have any THC in them at all and therefor avoid any psychoactive effects. Even those with some THC in them have a mild, if any, psychoactive effect. Part of the reason is that it is difficult for these creams to pass through the skin and need to be combined in an oil base. Transdermal patches with THC can cause some psychoactive effects since that don't evaporate as fast as topicals and can permeate the skin over time enter the bloodstream. \n\nPerry Solomon, MD","image":null}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":24,"numPages":3,"currentPage":3,"id":5015,"name":"Breast Cancer","slug":"breast-cancer","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}