What cancer patients actually know regarding medical cannabis? A cross-sectional survey with a critical analysis of the current attitudes.
Alessio CortelliniGiampiero PorzioVincenza CofiniStefano NecozioneRaffaele GiustiPaolo MarchettiMaria A Aloe SpiritiAndrea CostanziFlaminia PerisGiulio RavoniGiuseppe SpinelliCorrado FicorellaLucilla VernaPublished in: Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (2019)
Our survey shows that most of Italian cancer patients know medical cannabis and a third of them have considered using cannabis to treat one (or more) of their own health problems. In the same time, they are poorly informed and do not tend to ask for information about medical cannabis to healthcare professionals.