Medicinal Cannabis For Brain Cancer with Dr Janet Schloss

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Did you know that brain cancer kills more children in Australia than any other disease? With incidences of glioblastoma multiforme on the rise in Australia and across the world, Dr Janet Schloss returns to FX Medicine to discuss her clinical trial researching the effects of medicinal cannabis glioblastoma multiforme, a particularly aggressive type of brain cancer with a low survival rate, and its vast potential in the treatment of this condition.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE
[00:40] Welcoming back Dr Janet Schloss
[01:27] What is glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)?
[02:20] Prevalence and causes of GBM in Australia and causes
[05:32] Introducing the premise of Janet’s trial: treating GBM with medicinal cannabis
[07:38] Standard treatment for GBM
[09:59] Discussing Dr Charlie Teo’s involvement in the trial
[11:54] Quality of life effects seen in the trial
[14:28] Number of people in the trial
[15:30] Response from the medical community
[16:42] Does cannabis increase tumour size?
[18:19] Form of cannabis used in the trial
[20:09] Results in patients experiencing seizures
[21:41] Side effects
[23:25] Tolerability and compliance
[24:52] Cannabis as a supportive treatment
[25:57] Taking the trial into the future
[28:39] Educating the medical profession and hinderances to accessibility
[31:43] Hopes for the future of patients with GBM
[33:10] Standardising cannabis
[35:16] Completion of the trial

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