09-25-2017, 07:39 AM
Quarter Of Cancer Patients Use Marijuana To Treat Symptoms, StudyFinds
<time class="entry-date">September 25, 2017</time>
MIAMI (CBSMiami) About one-quarter of cancer patients have used marijuana in the past year.
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Thats according to a new study in the journal Cancer.
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Researchers found most patients use marijuana to relieve pain and nausea or to help cope with stress, depression, and insomnia.
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The study included more than 900 cancer patients in Seattle, a state with legalized medicinal and recreational marijuana.
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Among the active users, researchers found 74-percent reported using marijuana at least once a week, 56-percent reported using the drug at least once a day and 31-percent.........
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