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Daily marijuana use linked to high risk of certain cancers, study finds (abc7ny.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Beaver@lemmy.ca to c/health@lemmy.world

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Inhaling burnt organic matter is associated with higher lung cancer risk:

https://news.mit.edu/2021/pah-cancer-chemicals-0922

And inhaling fine particulates increases the occurrence and severity of respiratory diseases:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7105434/

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm shocked. Shocked, I say!

Well, not that shocked...

[–] smooth_tea@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You'll probably be shocked to hear that people who smoke cannabis are less likely to develop lung cancer than those who don't smoke.

“We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer,” the study’s lead author explained. “What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/05/26/study-finds-no-cancer-marijuana-connection/ea496081-b529-4948-9960-9e725a376e5a/