Medical marijuana efficacy for managing symptoms among U.S. cancer patients 2019

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Matej Mikulic,
Apr 28, 2021
This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. cancer patients who believe their symptoms are being managed by medical marijuana usage as of 2019. According to the survey, among cancer patients, 47 percent thought that their symptoms were managed very well by medical marijuana.

Percentage of U.S. cancer patients who believe their symptoms are being managed by medical marijuana usage as of 2019

CharacteristicPercentage of respondents
Very well 51%
Somewhat well 47%
Not very well 2%
Not at all very well 0%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents51%51%47%47%2%2%0%0%Very wellSomewhat wellNot very wellNot at all very well
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%22.5%25%27.5%30%32.5%35%37.5%40%42.5%45%47.5%50%52.5%55%57.5%

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Release date

September 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

July 10 to August 10, 2019

Number of respondents

118 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

respondents that have used medical marijuana

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "How well are your symptoms being managed by medical marijuana?"

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