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Study Links Cannabis to Testicular Cancer

THC may intercept cancer-fighting chemicals

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Feb 9, 2009 5:45 AM CST

(Newser) – Cannabis use has been linked to a significant increase in the risk of developing testicular cancer, the Independent reports. Those who light up have a 70% higher risk of getting nonseminoma cancer—found in younger men—and the odds worsen with frequency and duration of...   Read full story »

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