Sex differences exist in the perceived relief of cancer symptoms with medical cannabis: results from the Quebec Cannabis Registry
 
				Authors: Popi Kasvis
 
				
				
				
				Affiliations
				
					1 McGill Nutrition and Performance Laboratory, 5252 de Maisonneuve Blvd West, Suite 105-B, Montreal, QC, H4A 3S5, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 2 Supportive and Palliative Care Division, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 3 Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 4 Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 5 School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland. 
 
 
 
 
 6 Department of Science, McGill University, 845 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, QC, H3A 0G4, Canada. 
 
 
 
 
 7 McGill Nutrition and Performance Laboratory, 5252 de Maisonneuve Blvd West, Suite 105-B, Montreal, QC, H4A 3S5, Canada. antonio.vigano@mcgill.ca. 
 
 
 
 
 8 Supportive and Palliative Care Division, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada. antonio.vigano@mcgill.ca. 
				
				
				
				Description
					
					CONCLUSION: The perceived relief of cancer symptoms from MC differs between sexes. More randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm our findings.
				
 
				
					
					Keywords: Cancer;  Medical marijuana;  Palliative medicine;  Sex characteristics;  Symptom burden;  
 
				
				
				
				Links
				PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35723729/
 
				
					DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07193-1