Tag: cancer
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Mushrooms and Cancer: The Basics
Categories: Research & ArticlesBy Martin Powell First published in The Mushroom Issue 3 and republished here with permission, this article was republished in the Fall 2022 edition of the AIM Newspaper. Read the full paper for free. While research has been conducted regarding mushrooms’ potential benefits to our health by way of a variety of pathways, from reducing…
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Oncology Nursing News Interviews Eloise Theisen, Medical Cannabis Faculty Member
Categories: In the NewsLindsay Fischer with Oncology Nursing News recently interviewed Eloise Theisen, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, current president of the American Cannabis Nurses Association (ACNA) and a member of the Pacific College medical cannabis program faculty, for their podcast “The Vitals”. They discussed the possible benefits and challenges of medical cannabis for cancer, as well as how nurses…
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Pharmacy Podcast Network Interviews Eloise Theisen, Medical Cannabis Faculty Member, on Cancer Pain
Categories: In the NewsJoseph Friedman of CannaRPh Consultants and the CRx Magazine Advisory Board interviewed Eloise Theisen and Joe Jeffries on the potential of cannabis for cancer pain and the conundrum therein. Theisen is a faculty member at Pacific College of Health and Science’s medical cannabis program and president of the American Cannabis Nurses Association; Jeffries is currently…
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Cannabis Patient Care Interviews Eloise Theisen, Medical Cannabis Faculty Member, on Stigma and Chronic Pain
Categories: In the NewsRecently, Madeline Colli of Cannabis Patient Care, an educational resource for patients, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, caregivers, and advocates on the latest cannabis research, benefits, and treatment options, interviewed Eloise Theisen on the stigma she has encountered surrounding the use of medical cannabis to treat chronic pain. Theisen is a faculty member at Pacific College of Health…
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Acupuncture Effective for Insomnia in Cancer Survivors
Categories: Research & ArticlesIn a new study, the largest of its kind to date, researchers compared the effectiveness of acupuncture and cognitive behavioral therapy (using sleep restriction, stimulus control, cognitive restructuring, relaxation training, and education) for the management of insomnia in a group of 160 cancer survivors. Both reduced the severity of the insomnia over 20 weeks, and…