Cancer Type: Colorectal
Cancer Location: Digestive system

Patient Gender: Female

Symptoms Cancer: Pain, Discomfort, Less control over bowel movements
Symptoms Conventional Medicine: Pain, Discomfort (from Surgery), Constipation, Constipation-associated Pain, Sleepiness, Confusion, "Losing who I was" (from Opiates)
Intervention Conventional: Surgery (2015), Other unspecified conventional treatments
Intervention Pharmaceuticals: Opiates
Intervention Integrative: Cannabis
Intervention Details: CBD (product unspecified)
Intervention Application: Ingested
Intervention Results: The patient was dealing with a host of negative effects due to the cancer, surgery, and opiate use. CBD substantially improved her life, helping her becme pain-free for the first time in 2 years since surgery. She was able to better control her bowels as well. As importantly, she was able to completely or almost completely eliminate opiates
Cancer Treatment Status: Success

Source Name: Regulations.gov
Source Entry Date: 2024-02-19
Source Publication Date: 2017-08-18
Source Link: https://www.regulations.gov/comment/FDA-2017-N-4515-0386