New Delhi: Men increase the risk of developing testicular cancer by 36 percent by regularly smoking cannabis, a media report said quoting a US study.
US experts have listed their findings in the monthly journal of the American Medical Association, saying, “Regular marijuana use was associated with the development of testicular germ cell tumors. Sustained marijuana use may increase the risk of testicular cancer.”
According to the sources, the researchers found that long-term cannabis users were 36 percent more likely to develop testicular cancer than others who did not use the drug.
Those in favor of the legalization of “recreational” use of cannabis sometimes suggest that the drug’s compounds can fight cancer.
Every year, around 2,400 UK men, half under the age of 35, get a testicular cancer diagnosis.
