The Medical Necessity for Medicinal Cannabis: Prospective, Observational Study Evaluating the Treatment in Cancer Patients on Supportive or Palliative Care

Table 2

Changes in degree of cancer-related symptoms or oncology treatment side effects among patients with continuous cannabis use.

	Grade	First interview	Second interview
Nausea	0	34 (32%)	73 (69%)
	1-2	69 (65%)	29 (27%)
	3-4	3 (3%)	4 (4%)
Vomiting	0	73 (69%)	98 (92%)
	1-2	33 (31%)	8 (8%)
Mood disorders	0	6 (6%)	48 (46%)
	1-2	79 (74%)	49 (46%)
	3	21 (20%)	9 (8%)
Fatigue	0	3 (3%)	48 (45%)
	1-2	47 (44%)	53 (50%)
	3-4	56 (53%)	5 (5%)
Weight loss	0	35 (33%)	71 (67%)
	1-2	66 (62%)	35 (33%)
	3	5 (5%)	0
Anorexia	0	34 (32%)	72 (68%)
	1-2	69 (65%)	29 (27%)
	3-4	3 (3%)	5 (5%)
Constipation	0	45 (42%)	71 (67%)
	1-2	54 (51%)	32 (30%)
	3	7 (7%)	3 (3%)
Sexual function	0	26 (25%)	51 (48%)
	1-2	30 (28%)	18 (17%)
	3	50 (47%)	37 (35%)
Sleep disorders	0	21 (20%)	59 (56%)
	1-2	74 (70%)	38 (36%)
	3-4	11 (10%)	9 (8%)
Itching	0	72 (68%)	90 (85%)
	1-2	30 (28%)	15 (14%)
	3	4 (4%)	1 (1%)
Pain	0	20 (19%)	44 (42%)
	1-2	32 (31%)	36 (34%)
	3-4	54 (51%)	26 (25%)