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Marijuana Use Linked to Testicular Cancer
Key stuff from the article:
Marijuana use may increase the risk of developing testicular cancer, in particular a more aggressive form of the disease....
The study of 369 Seattle-area men ages 18 to 44 with testicular cancer and 979 men in the same age bracket without the disease found that current marijuana users were 70 percent more likely to develop it compared to nonusers.
The study found the increased risk appeared to be in the form called nonseminoma testicular cancer. It accounts for 40 percent of cases and can be more aggressive and more difficult to treat....
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*facepalms* Like I said, bet all those people who argued that "Marijuana isn't addictive and is healthier than cigarettes!" feel pretty dumb right now. (Not that cigarettes still aren't terrible for your health, but you all know what I mean.)
Key stuff from the article:
Marijuana use may increase the risk of developing testicular cancer, in particular a more aggressive form of the disease....
The study of 369 Seattle-area men ages 18 to 44 with testicular cancer and 979 men in the same age bracket without the disease found that current marijuana users were 70 percent more likely to develop it compared to nonusers.
The study found the increased risk appeared to be in the form called nonseminoma testicular cancer. It accounts for 40 percent of cases and can be more aggressive and more difficult to treat....
...
*facepalms* Like I said, bet all those people who argued that "Marijuana isn't addictive and is healthier than cigarettes!" feel pretty dumb right now. (Not that cigarettes still aren't terrible for your health, but you all know what I mean.)
