Drs Kathryn J. Ruddy and Stacy D. D’Andre discuss when cannabis, medicinal mushrooms, and psychedelic mushrooms may be useful for treating specific symptoms in patients with cancer.

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Reishi Mushroom for Fatigue and/or Arthralgias for Patients With Breast Cancer on Aromatase Inhibitors https://www.mayo.edu/research/clinical-trials/cls-20555252

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