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ArticlePreventive medicine reports2023

Association of cannabis use with depression among cancer patients.

Shulu Hu, Anqi Lin, Peng Luo, Jian Zhang

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Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Alcohol and Cannabis Use Associated with Cardiometabolic Biomarkers among "All of Us" Cancer Survivors.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025
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  2. Which came first, the cannabis or the depression?Preventive medicine reports · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shulu HuDepartment of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong, China.
Anqi LinDepartment of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong, China.
Peng LuoDepartment of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong, China.
Jian ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong, China.
Zhujiang Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rate of cannabis use by cancer patients is climbing. However, as the risk of mental illness caused by cannabis use in cancer patients has not been effectively evaluated, this study will analyze the association between cannabis use and depression in cancer patients. This study collected data from respondents to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2005 to 2018. A total of 22,181 respondents self-reported information about cannabis use in questionnaire, of which 893 were diagnosed with cancer. We found that the rate of cannabis use among cancer patients increased each year from 2005 to 2018. We analyzed the association between cannabis use and depression in cancer patients by multivariable logistic regression. Results found that the current cannabis use had a significant positive correlation with increased risk of depression in cancer patients (OR = 2.135, 95% CI = 1.21-3.777, p = 0.009). In our stratified analysis, current cannabis use was associated with an increased risk of depression in cancer patients who were female, had a history of cocaine use, and initiated cannabis use after age 17. (OR = 1.981, 95% CI = 1.024-3.85, P = 0.043; OR = 3.19, 95% CI = 1.61-6.41, P < 0.001; OR = 2.236, 95% CI = 1.018-4.967, P = 0.045). In conclusion, the use of cannabis by cancer patients has an associated risk of depression and the cancer patients who currently use cannabis are more likely to have depression.

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Cancer patientsCannabis useDepressionNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyPatient’s Health Questionnaire-9

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