Medical marijuana ? Does it have a role in the treatment of cancer patients?

 

At this webinar the speaker discusses: 

 

• Basic facts about medical cannabis in Canada 

• The role of medical cannabis for cancer patients 

• How to access medical cannabis under the current Health Canada process 

 

 

Dr. Paul Daeninck is an oncologist and palliative care consultant with CancerCare Manitoba and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba. He is the Chair of the Symptom Management and Palliative Care disease site group at CancerCare Manitoba and the President–elect of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC). He has a research and clinical interest in the use of cannabis and cannabinoids in patients with cancer and cancer-related conditions.