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Cannabis use among patients at a comprehensive cancer center in a state with legalized medicinal and recreational use.

Mirta Maravilla RosasMaresa C WoodfieldChristine M LeeGuang-Shing ChengKelsey K BakerSara R MarquisJesse R Fann
Published in: Cancer (2017)
This study of cancer patients in a state with legalized cannabis found high rates of active use across broad subgroups, and legalization was reported to be important in patients' decision to use. Cancer patients desire but are not receiving information about cannabis use during their treatment from oncology providers. Cancer 2017;123:4488-97. © 2017 The Authors. Cancer published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Cancer Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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