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Study: Marijuana Could Increase Testicular Cancer By 70%
A new study conducted in the U.S. claims that pot use could increase the chances of developing testicular cancer by as much as 70%:
“In the absence of more certain information, a decision to smoke marijuana recreationally means that one is taking a chance on one’s future health,” said Dr Schwartz.
The team interviewed 369 men with testicular cancer, in the Seattle area – mostly in their 20s and 30s – about their history of marijuana use.
They then compared their responses with those from just under 1,000 men without the disease from a similar area and age group.
Even after other “lifestyle” factors such as smoking and drinking as well as risks such as a family history of the disease, cannabis use emerged as a significant possible cause, the study published in the journal Cancer concluded.
Regular or long-term cannabis smokers appeared twice as likely to develop the disease as those who had never used the drug.
Being a regular marijuana smoker at the time of diagnosis was associated with a 70% increased risk.
I don’t buy it. This is an attempt by the government to derail the growing support across America in favor of legalizing marijuana. “The man” figures a sure way to discourage men from smoking weed is to tell them they might get cancer in their nuts. I’m not buying into it — and neither is Michael Phelps.
-Chris Jones
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More hype from the folks that brought you reefer madness. For a much more sanguine take, here are two articles which punch some well deserved holes in this study.
http://my.nowpublic.com/health/flawed-study-hypes-testicular-cancer-risk-marijuana
http://news.health.com/2009/02/09/smoking-pot-testicular-cancer/2/
nicely done
You got to read between the lines. Check out my personal take at the Huffington Post Article “My Balls or My Bong…Hold on I’m Thinking!!!” at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-holstein/my-balls-or-my-bonghold-o_b_165674.html
You make a good case Warren. I think it’s safe to say the ball cancer study is BS.