La Revue du praticien
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The therapeutic use of cannabis has generated a lot of interest in the past years, leading to a better understanding of its mechanisms of action. Countries like the United States and Canada have modified their laws in order to make cannabinoid use legal in the medical context. ⋯ These agents are most promising to relieve chronic pain associated with cancer, with human immunodeficiency virus infection and with multiple sclerosis. However, longer-term studies are required to determine potential long-term adverse effects and risks of misuse and addiction.
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Announcing a diagnosis of cutaneaous melanoma is a complex moment of medical activity and has some specificities due to the disease, but also to its management. After defining these aspects, the article deals with the principals steps and elements, including communicative ones, of this form of announcement. Its aim is above all practice: it is proposing some guidelines drawn from official recommendations and recent works on the physician-patient relationship in oncology, aiming at helping health professionals in this field.