Cannabis use among recently treated cancer patients: perceptions and experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To characterize cannabis use among cancer patients, we aimed to describe 1) patterns of cannabis use across multiple cancer sites; 2) perceived goals, benefits, harms of cannabis; and 3) communication about cannabis.

Methods

Patients with 9 different cancers treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center between March and August 2021 completed an online or phone survey eliciting cannabis use, attitudes, and communication about cannabis. Multivariable logistic regression estimated the association of cancer type and cannabis use, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and prior cannabis use.

Results

Among 1258 respondents, 31% used cannabis after diagnosis, ranging from 25% for lung cancer to 59% for testicular cancer. Characteristics associated with

SUBMITTER: Salz T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585595 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature