1. Attitudes Toward and Acceptability of Medical Marijuana Use Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients.
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Levin, Marc, Zhang, Han, and Gupta, Michael K.
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CROSS-sectional method , *HEAD & neck cancer , *TERTIARY care , *CANCER patients , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *MEDICAL marijuana , *HEALTH attitudes , *QUALITY of life , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *DATA analysis software , *LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Objective: This study aims to understand the attitudes toward marijuana in HNC patients. Methods: A 17-question questionnaire regarding medical marijuana (MM) was distributed to HNC patients at a tertiary cancer center. Results: 63 HNC patients completed the questionnaire. Patients that had used or were using marijuana described benefit with symptoms of headache, pain, nausea, and loss of appetite. 83% of all patients considered marijuana as treatment for cancer related pain and 67% as treatment for cancer related anxiety. About 70% of patients actively undergoing cancer treatment believed marijuana medications would help with symptoms during treatment. Conclusions: By understanding how HNC patients perceive MM, HNC teams may be able to prescribe and educate their patients on MM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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