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Suggest Remedy For Enlarged Abdominal Lymph Nodes And Spleen While Treating Leukemia

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Posted on Mon, 18 Jan 2016
Question: I was diagnosed with CLL 4years ago. During the past year my wbc increased to 39,000 (it doubled in one year) and my abdominal lymph nodes and spleen are enlarged. Will smoking pot slow the progression pf my cancer and if so is there a particular strain of pot that works the best.
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Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
there is no such evidence

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

CLL doesn't need treatment always and if you are asymptomatic, observation is the best treatment. You are on the right track there.

But there is no evidence that smoking marijuana slows down CLL or for that matter any other malignancy.

Hence we can't recommend it.

Hope this helps.
Regards
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Suggest Remedy For Enlarged Abdominal Lymph Nodes And Spleen While Treating Leukemia

Brief Answer: there is no such evidence Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. CLL doesn't need treatment always and if you are asymptomatic, observation is the best treatment. You are on the right track there. But there is no evidence that smoking marijuana slows down CLL or for that matter any other malignancy. Hence we can't recommend it. Hope this helps. Regards