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. 2023 Feb 17;18(2):e0281826. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281826

Table 4. Characteristics of studies evaluating the impacts of cannabis use in individuals with end-stage cancer.

Number of studies Designs Primary studies
Cannabis use type Funding
32 Overviews of reviews: 4 (in 5 publications) [3236] Medical, overseen by physician: 14 [63, 64, 68, 70, 71, 7477, 81, 85, 98, 133, 152] Non-industry: 5 [63, 64, 68, 74, 75]
Systematic review: 12 [39, 41, 45, 46, 5052, 5458] Mixed use: 1 [138] Industry: 4 [70, 76, 133]
RCTs: 11 [63, 64, 68, 70, 71, 7477, 81, 85] Not reported/Unclear: 1 [161] Not funded: 1 [85]
Prospective cohort: 3 [98, 133, 161] Not reported: 6 [71, 77, 98, 138, 152, 161]
Retrospective cohort: 1 [152]
Cross-sectional: 1 [138]