420 with CNW — NIH to Fund Studies Exploring Marijuana’s Role in Cancer Treatment
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has published a notice calling on interested researchers to apply for funding to facilitate studies related to the role cannabis can play in various aspects of cancer treatment. In that notice, the federal agency revealed that one out of every four patients with cancer report using marijuana products in order to manage the symptoms they experience. These symptoms include pain, nausea and anorexia. However, NIH points out that despite these reasons for using marijuana, there is scant research about its efficacy and any potential risks that the cancer patients may be exposing themselves to.…