Researchers in California have found a possible link between using marijuana and developing testicular cancer. Conducting a case-control study in Los Angeles County, they found that men who had testicular germ cell tumors were about twice as likely to report having ever used marijuana as men without these tumors. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Lacson JC, et al. Population-based case-control study of recreational drug use and testis cancer risk confirms an association between marijuana use and nonseminoma risk. Cancer. 2012 Sep 10. doi: 10.1002/cncr.27554. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22965656
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