09-25-2017, 07:37 AM
Cancer patients in Seattle encouraged by legalization to use pot
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<time class="line published dt-published" datetime="2017-09-25 07:00:00">Originally published September 25, 2017 at 7:00 am</time><time class="line update updated dt-updated" datetime="2017-09-24 15:48:54"> Updated September 24, 2017 at 3:48 pm </time>
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One in four patients used cannabis, according to a new study, but most didnt get their information from doctors, raising concerns.
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<a class="p-author h-card hcard url fn" href="http://www.seattletimes.com/author/cap-bob-young/">Bob Young</a>
One in four Seattle Cancer Care Alliance patients say they have used cannabis to relieve symptoms and most were encouraged to do so by legalization, according to a new study published in the journal of the American Cancer Society.
But the vast majority of patients surveyed in the study said they wanted information from their cancer physician or nurse about cannabis use, but did not get it from them. Instead they relied on friends, family members, newspaper and magazine articles, websites or other patients.....
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