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Does Cannabis Oil Affect The Platelet Count Of A Brain Cancer Patient?
Hi, my Dad has GBM brain cancer grade 3 and since having chemo and radio has also been diagonised with ITP, he recently was administered one off dose of IV Vincristine during 5 days of radiation treatment to suppress his immune system as platelets have been down to 5 (he also been on steroids over past year between 25 to 50mg per day). They did come back 22 @2 weeks ago. we have since started him on Cannabis oil @0.5 mls per day to fight the brain cancer and his platelets have again plummeted to 5. Could the cannabis oil be affecting his platelet count again?
Fri, 19 Feb 2021
Hello,
The ITP is the likely cause for his platelets dropping and not the cannabis oil. Its a condition that regularly recurs and needs repeated treatment for the same. I wish him well.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan, General & Family Physician
The ITP is the likely cause for his platelets dropping and not the cannabis oil. Its a condition that regularly recurs and needs repeated treatment for the same. I wish him well.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan, General & Family Physician
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