Cannabis Could Increase Appetite for Cancer Patients


Jakarta, Though still considered illegal, a new study suggests that cannabis or marijuana contains active ingredients that can improve appetite in patients with advanced cancer.

Research from the University of Alberta, Canada, showed that the active ingredient in marijuana called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can increase appetite and of taste in patients with advanced cancer.

Previously, marijuana has been known to reduce symptoms of nausea in cancer patients, so the use of THC can also serve as an appetite stimulant.

Results showed 37 percent of cancer patients who took 2.5 milligrams of the compound in pill form of THC 2 or 3 times a day for 18 days, reported an increase in appetite, compared with 30 percent of patients who took placebo (drug blank).

And 64 percent of patients who took THC reported increased appetite compared with 50 percent of patients who took placebo.

"Marijuana has a bad reputation for healthy people, but studies show that marijuana also has good effects for cancer patients," explains researcher Wendy Wismer, a food scientist at the University of Alberta in Canada, as reported by LiveScience, "Monday (29 / 10 / 2011).

Wismer said that cancer patients can enjoy food and not feel hungry is a big improvement to improve the quality of life.

"Patients with advanced cancer often experience wasting syndrome, in which the body burns calories more quickly than those who did not have cancer. But on the other hand, cancer patients often lose their appetite," said Wismer.

According to Wismer, this study may indicate that THC may help overcome the wasting syndrome.

"Furthermore, these findings should be tested in larger studies with more patients," said Wismer.

The results of this study have been published on 22 October in the journal Annals of Oncology.

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