Australia: Cannabis Treatment Planned for NSW Cancer Patients

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There is good news for many cancer patients in New South Wales. Those patients having unabated nausea and vomiting during and after chemo therapy will be tested against a cannabis tablet.

According to the NSW government, the proposed clinical trial of the cannabis tablet will be one of the largest of its kind. NSW Premier Mike Baird is hoping a major breakthrough. He said the cannabis tablet could “fill the void” where other treatments have failed in curing nausea, reports News Corp.

“I think all of us who know people who are in the battle for their lives (need) to have some form of relief,” Baird said.

Canadian pharmaceutical company Tilray will supply the cannabis tablet,which will be administered to more than 300 cancer patients with poor response to traditional treatments.

The enrolment for the trial will start in June 2016. Associate Professor Peter Grimison said a preliminary trial...

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