Posted on 11/16/2012 3:17:57 PM PST by nickcarraway
Young men who use marijuana have a higher risk of testicular cancer, a new study found.
The study of 455 Californian men found those who had smoked pot were twice as likely to have been diagnosed with testicular germ cell tumors, the most common form of testicular cancer in men younger than 35.
"Testicular cancer is on the rise," said study author Victoria Cortessis, assistant professor of preventive medicine at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles. "So we asked, 'What is it that young men are doing more frequently that could account for the increased risk?'"
Cortessis and colleagues used interviews to probe recreational drug use among 163 men diagnosed with testicular cancer and 292 healthy men of the same age, and found those who smoked marijuana had double the risk of testicular tumors compared with men who passed on grass. On top of that, their tumors tended to be faster-growing and tougher to treat.
"Most men who get testicular cancer today survive, and that's wonderful. But as a result of treatment, they may have problems with fertility or sexual function," said Cortessis. "So we're talking about the risk of developing the cancer in the first place as well as the subsequent effects of the cancer and its treatment."
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A little testy today?
Now they need to tie it’s use to breast cancer and maybe it’s appeal will fade!
Not a good news day for pot smokers. First Twinkies go extinct now this.
Correlation does not equal causation.
The only cure is prohibition./s
Don’t forget the left-led Papa John’s boycott!
That said, I still think we should make it legal. Protecting them from themselves is costs me too much, in both money and freedom.
Gentlemen, start your engines!
“Correlation does not equal causation.”
Not to mention no thought being given to the increasing presence of xenoestrogens and other hormone disruptors in the environment.
Those are plastic leachings...correct?
Why do they always say “increased risk”, but never tell you what the risk was to start with, and how much it increased?
I guess that’s a good thing...the potheads won’t be able to breed.
“Those are plastic leachings...correct?”
Correct (e.g. BPA), although there are non-plastic sources too.
Amazing how often tolerance is the correct response, n'est-ce pas?
I love freedom!
I know one cancer patient that cannot eat with out her medical marijuana. Nothing else works for her.
Well, that explains Tom Green, anyway.
“Victoria Cortessis, assistant professor of preventive medicine at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles. “So we asked, ‘What is it that young men are doing more frequently that could account for the increased risk?’””
That sounds pretty thin, correlation or causation?
Looks like the found a convenient target to blame. As we see, science and critical thinking is falling apart in our society.
Yep. I know a guy who has a prescription for medicinal marijuana on account of his testicular cancer.
He's already a nard short, guess he's going for two.
The key to finding out about this study is seeing who funded it.
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