Consensus recommendations on dosing and administration of medical cannabis to treat chronic pain: results of a modified Delphi process.

Background: Globally, medical cannabis legalization has increased in recent years and medical cannabis is commonly used to treat chronic pain. However, there are few randomized control trials studying medical cannabis indicating expert guidance on how to dose and administer medical cannabis safely and effectively is needed.

Methods: Using a multistage modified Delphi process, twenty global experts across nine countries developed consensus-based recommendations on how to dose and administer medical cannabis in patients with chronic pain.

Quality of life in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma after primary surgery and postoperative irradiation.

Objective: To assess quality of life in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma after primary surgery and postoperative irradiation.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review and patient response to the Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 and QLQ-H&N35 questionnaires.

Setting: A tertiary care university hospital.

[Quality of life in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma. Gender influences the subjective evaluation].

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of patient characteristics and surgical interventions on quality of life (QoL) after primary surgery and postoperative irradiation in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma.

Patients And Methods: Between January 1997 and February 2002, 169 patients with carcinoma of the oropharynx were treated with curative intent. In September 2002, a total of 88 disease-free survivors were identified and included in this study.