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DEPA RTMENTS
04 CEO NOTE
04 EDITORI A L A DV ISORY BOA RD
06 FROM THE EDITOR
■ RE SE A RCH FOCUS
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The Overview of the
Research on Cannabis
for Pediatric Oncology
RUTH FISHER, PHD
Cannabis provides a conundrum for treating pediatric
oncolog y: W hile preclinical research provides clear
mechanisms of action for cannabis's potential to treat
pediatric oncolog y, clinical studies are dif f icult to
conduct, due to the associated ethics. Here, we take a
closer look at the state of current research.
■ DOC TOR FOCUS
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Cannabis for
Children with Cancer
DUSTIN SUL AK , D.O.
W hat do we k now ab out the safet y and e f f icac y
of T HC in childre n? He re , D r. Sulak addre s se s that
que st ion and more .
■ NUR SE FOCUS
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The Great Debate:
Kids, Cancer, and Cannabis
K ATHERINE GOLDEN, RN
Pare nt s are a sk ing ab out medical cannabi s while
seek ing relie f for the ir cance r- st r icke n childre n ,
but lack of re search and ongoing st ig ma make
things complicated .
■ A DVOC AC Y FOCUS
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From Pediatric Patient
to Teenage CEO:
One Young Woman's Journey
with Medical Cannabis
ERIN MCE VOY
Rylie Maedle r share s he r ama z ing jour ne y f rom
p ediat r ic p at ie nt to tee nage advo cate . As a child ,
she wa s diag nosed w ith a rare for m of cance r w ith
a high rec ur re nce rate and , through t reat me nt w ith
cannabi s , i s now in re mi s s ion . He re , she share s he r
inc redible stor y to change laws and hear t s w ith he r
p owe r f ul me s sage .
■ C A REG I V ER FOCUS
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A Mother's Hope: Cannabinoids
Helping Kill Cancer Cells
DAVID HODES
He re , T rac y Ryan di sc u s se s the jour ne y he r family
ha s take n to f ind t reat me nt for he r daughte r Sophie's
brain t umor, the une x p ected di scove r y of nat ural
k ille r cell s w ith D r. Anahid Je wett , and the for mat ion
of the ir comp any N Kore BioT he rap e ut ic s .
■ PATIENT FOCUS
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Medical Cannabis Helped Beat
the Odds: Brooklyn Hall's Fight
to Survive Brain Cancer
MADELINE COLLI
W hen she was three-and-a-half years old, Brooklyn
Hall was diag nosed with anaplastic ependymoma, class
3, a rare and unique form of brain cancer. Here, her
mother Meghan Hall shares how Brooklyn's prog nosis
drastically changed with the help of Rick Simpson Oil.
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