After analyzing 25 studies examining the link between marijuana use and different cancers (testes, lungs, mouth, head and neck), researchers at the University of California (United States) found that men who smoked in the minus one marijuana cigarette every day for 10 years or more, had a 36% increased risk of developing testicular cancer; however, they found no link between regular marijuana use and lung cancer, neck or mouth.
“With marijuana legalized in a large number of US states or countries more and more young men are adopting the habit of smoking it. It is therefore important to understand the health risks of this substance,” the authors wrote. researchers on Jama network open.
The most common cancer in people under 35
Testicular cancer accounts for only 1% of male cancers, but it is the most common cancer in men aged 15 to 35. Pain, swelling, discomfort in a testicle are the main symptoms of this cancer. “The testicle as a whole can swell and increase in size, sometimes suddenly” warns the National Cancer Institute.
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