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Table 5 Enablers: perceived benefits to self, II

From: Using a qualitative sub-study to inform the design and delivery of randomised controlled trials on medicinal cannabis for symptom relief in patients with advanced cancer

Theme

Sub-theme

Description

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Anti-cancer effect

Alluded hope

A hope, that medicinal cannabis would have an effect on their cancer and/or prolong their life

I want to see if it’s going to help me... I hope it can help me, my cancer. Or at least how I deal with it. (P10F, agreed)

I’ll try anything. They’re looking around for another something now to see if there’s a trial for me. I’m on it. I’m desperate. I want to live. I don’t want to die. (P13F, agreed)

Whatever’s going to prolong my life, I’m going to give it a crack, and I think that’s human nature isn’t it. (P14F, agreed)

Directly stated hope

Hope that medicinal cannabis would have an effect on the cancer and/or prolong life

I’m told it won’t help the cancer, but who knows? It might. (P6F, agreed)

It’s all through my bones so I’ll try anything to try and fix it up. (P16M, agreed)

I want something to work for me. I want it to control the disease for me. It cannot – it won’t cure it but so long as it controls it. Prolong my lifespan. That’s all I want. (P26F, agreed)