Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Risk of Testicular Cancer

Targeted News Service | February 9, 2009 | Copyright

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center issued the following news release:

Frequent and/or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man's risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer, according to a study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The study results were published online Feb. 9 in the journal Cancer.

The researchers found that being a marijuana smoker at the time of diagnosis was associated with a 70 percent increased risk of testicular cancer. The risk was particularly elevated (about twice that of those who never smoked ...

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