Marijuana appetite boost lacking in cancer study Marijuana is known for giving smokers the munchies, but hopes that medicine based on marijuana would help cancer patients regain lost appetites have largely been dashed, the Mayo Clinic said Saturday. A standard treatment from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company was more effective than a marijuana derivative and the two worked no better in combination, the study showed. Lack of appetite strikes more than half advanced cancer patients, Dr Aminah Jatoi, of the renowned Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic, told a conference. "This is a problem." But marijuana is not the cure, it seems. "It's disappointing," she added of the results. 05/15/2001; Cable News Network Ann's NOTE: This "marijuana derivative does NOT sound like it is the right substance. I am just basing that on living through the '60's. Make sure you read the comments by Richard Reynolds on this page. Presented at American Heart Associations, 2000 Richard Reynolds, 2/02 Letter to Shreveport Times Richard Reynolds Comments on our coverage of this article Am Phsyiological Society 12/02 J General Intern Med, 1/05 References for MJ & Tobacco Article Press Release, August 2007 J Cancer Research Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encyclopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.