Here’s some sobering news for stoners.
Frequent, heavy pot smoking may raise the risk for head and neck cancers, a new University of Southern California study finds .
Marijuana users are between 3.5 and 5 times more likely to develop those cancers, known as HNCs, than those who pass on joints, according to research published Thursday in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery . Marijuana users are as much as 5 times more likely to develop head and neck cancers than those who pass on joints, according to research published Thursday. “This is one of the first studies — and the largest that we know of to date — to associate head and neck cancer with cannabis use,” said Dr. Niels Kokot, a head and neck surgeon at Keck Medicine of USC and senior author of the study. “The detection of this risk factor is important because head and neck cancer may be preventable once people know which behaviors increase their risk.”
HNCs, which include cancers of the oral and nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, salivary glands and thyroid, account for nearly 3% of cancer diagnoses and more than 1.5% of cancer deaths in the US. The number of male cancer cases around the world is projected to spike from 10.3 million in 2022 to 19 million in 2050 — an 84% increase, Australian health experts say. The number of male cancer cases around the world is projected to spike from 10.3 million in 2022 to 19 million in 2050 — an 84% increase, Australian health experts say. Dear Abby gives advice to a woman who finds it odd that she still hasn’t met her partner’s son after 13 years of dating. Meanwhile, marijuana is “the most commonly used illicit substance worldwide,” per the study, with usage steadily increasing over the past decade .
HNCs have previously been linked to excess alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking, and people who do both are at greater risk of developing these cancers than those who only drink or only smoke. Marijuana is “the most commonly used illicit substance worldwide,” per the study. The USC researchers noted […]
Marijuana use tied to higher risk of certain cancers: sobering study
