Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Testicular Cancer Risk
Thursday February 19, 2009
A new study published in the journal Cancer reports that frequent or long-term marijuana use significantly increases testicular cancer risk. Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found that marijuana use increases testicular cancer risk by 70 percent. Those who use marijuana weekly or who have had exposure to marijuana since adolescents had twice the cancer risk when compared to men who never smoked marijuana. Researchers say that while their study wasn't the first to suggest a man's lifestyle contributed to their risk of testicular cancer it is the first to look at marijuana use as a risk factor.
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A very interesting finding. I wonder whether the cancer risk was an effect of the marijuana per se, or an effect of smoke inhalation. As some medical marijuana can be taken orally, this may be an important consideration.
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very interesting and bodoh gila
HI. I am a 100% disabled combat veteran,I could reduce my medications.Diazepam,citalopram,hydrcrdon.oxycodon, morfine,of the 16 meds I am on I could reduce taking 7 pills a day thats over 2000 pill a year I do not have to take after I get my card.
Smoked since I was 19 everyday, now 62 and on MM and have no T cancer. Have had two ultrasounds and one MRI and nothing found. No cancer anywhere. This is total BULL !
D. Poe,lots of cigarette smokers can say the same, yet people are convinced of the dangers of tobacco.
give me one patient who had cancer from smoking unless that person is smoking tar or tabacco or mixing.your stats are fake.
Well my brother smoked marijuana starting at 15 and at 31 was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It was not diagnosed until he was at stage 4. Please pray for him..