ArticleJournal of pain research2021
Impact of Cannabis Use on Least Pain Scores Among African American and White Patients with Cancer Pain: A Moderation Analysis.
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- Indications of Cannabinoids for the Palliation of Cancer-Associated Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current oncology reports · 2025Pooled it
- Cannabis and Cannabinoids in Adults With Cancer: ASCO Guideline.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2024Guideline
- Cannabis use among cancer patients and survivors in the United States: a systematic review.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2024Pooled it
- Cannabis use and perceptions among rural and urban cancer patients and survivors from a Pennsylvania cancer center.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Associations between neighborhood disadvantage, cannabis use, and patient-reported outcomes among patients with cancer.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026Article
- From farm to bedside: Potential of medical cannabis in global health.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2025Review
- A Scoping Review of Observational Research on Cannabis Use for Symptom Management in HIV and Cancer: Implications for Cannabis Nursing.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
- Potential role of cannabis in ameliorating observed racialized disparities in cancer pain management.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2024Article
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- Trajectories and predictors of high-occurrence pain flares in ambulatory cancer patients on opioids.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2024Article
- Social Determinants of Health Associated with How Cannabis is Obtained and Used in Patients with Cancer Receiving Care at a Cancer Treatment Center in Pennsylvania.Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2023Article
- Associations between postpartum pain type, pain intensity and opioid use in patients with and without opioid use disorder: a cross-sectional study.British journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- Clinical Research Evidence Supporting Administration and Dosing Recommendations of Medicinal Cannabis as Analgesic in Cancer Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
introductionBased on many published reports, African American patients with cancer experience higher pain severity scores and lower pain relief than White patients. This disparity results from undertreatment of pain and is compounded by low adherence to prescribed non-opioid and opioid analgesics among African American patients with cancer. While nearly one in four patients use cannabis to manage cancer-related symptoms, less is known about how cannabis use influences pain relief in this patient population.
methodsThis study is based on preliminary data from an ongoing study of longitudinal outcomes of opioid therapy among African American and White patients with cancer. Linear mixed-effects models were utilized to assess the interaction of race and cannabis use on pain relief using "least pain" item scores from the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) averaged across three time points. Models were adjusted for sociodemographic and clinical variables.
resultsThis analysis included 136 patients (49 African American, 87 White). Overall, 30.1% of the sample reported cannabis use for cancer pain. The mean "least pain" score on BPI was 3.3 (SD=2.42) on a scale of 0-10. African American patients had a mean "least pain" score 1.32±0.48 units higher (indicating lower pain relief) than White patients (
conclusionThese findings point to the possible role of cannabis in cancer pain management and its potential to reduce racial disparities. These findings are preliminary and further research into the role of cannabis in cancer pain outcomes is needed.
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