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Patient-reported Outcomes:

 Comment from Cancer Survivor
Cancer Details
Cancer Type: Thyroid
Cancer Sub Type: Papillary Thyroid
Cancer Location: Thyroid
Cancer Prognosis: Terminal
Patient Details
Treatment Details
Symptoms Conventional Medicine: Symptoms related to thyroid removal, including chronic insomnia
Intervention Conventional: Surgery (thyroid removal)
Intervention Pharmaceuticals: Thyroid replacement medications, OTC medications for sleep
Intervention Integrative: Cannabis
Intervention Details: CBD oil
Intervention Application: Ingested
Intervention Results: Due to the thyroid removal surgery, the patient was dealing with chronic insomnia. Nothing else worked for it except CBD. "Having [CBD] taken away would mean that my good nights of sleep would go away", the patient said
Cancer Treatment Status: Success
Publication Details
Source Name: Regulations.gov
Source Entry Date: 2024-01-31
Source Link: https://www.regulations.gov/comment/FDA-2017-N-4515-2942