Open AccessUse of cannabis in urological cancer patients: A review to evaluate risk for cancer development, therapeutic use, and symptom management
Author(s) -
Shipra Taneja,
Jen Hoogenes,
Marissa Slaven,
Anil Kapoor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.7198
Subject(s) - cannabis , medicine , cancer , medline , population , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , political science , law
Recent recreational legalization of cannabis has resulted in an increased interest in the therapeutic effects of cannabis use in cancer patients, with reports of its use in symptom management and as a risk factor for cancer development. The objective of this review was to evaluate the literature on the association of cannabis use with the risk of cancer development, symptom management, and therapeutic management in the urological cancer (UC) patient population.