Pot and lung cancer
- From: "OldGoat" <oldgoatmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 01:39:55 GMT
Hey folks,
The latest of the same song and dance for the last 40 years. I got a new one
for them- The STUDY of the medical affects of marajuina causes
schizophrenia:
"It's ok, no wait, it's bad, but then again, it's ok, so avoid it, but it
could be bad for you, so it might not hurt to try, but then again,...
Peaceful night to all--og
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Heavy Pot Smoking Doesn't Increase Lung Cancer Risk: Study
2 hours, 14 minutes ago
WEDNESDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. study concludes there is no
link between smoking marijuana and increased risk of lung cancer -- even
among heavy, long-term users.
The California researchers also found that smoking marijuana does not appear
to increase the risk of head and neck cancers, such as cancer of the tongue,
mouth, throat or esophagus.
The study included 611 people in the Los Angeles area who developed lung
cancer, 601 people with cancer of the head or neck regions, and 1,040
cancer-free people matched on age, gender and neighborhood.
All the study participants were under age 60. They were asked about their
lifetime use of marijuana, tobacco, alcohol, other drug use, diet,
occupation, family history of cancer, and socioeconomic status. The heaviest
marijuana users in the study had smoked more than 22,000 marijuana
cigarettes, while moderately heavy users had smoked between 11,000 to 22,000
joints.
People who smoked more marijuana did not have any increased risk of cancer
compared to those who smoked less marijuana or none at all, the study found.
The study was expected to be presented Tuesday at the American Thoracic
Society International Conference, in San Diego.
The researchers said they were surprised by the findings.
"We expected that we would find that a history of heavy marijuana use --
more than 500-1,000 uses -- would increase the risk of cancer from several
years to decades after exposure to marijuana," senior researcher Dr. Donald
Tashkin, a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine,
University of California, Los Angeles, said in a prepared statement.
Tashkin said one possible explanation is that THC, a chemical in marijuana
smoke, may encourage aging cells to die earlier than normal, reducing the
likelihood that they'll transform into cancer cells.
More information
The U.S. National Cancer Institute discusses lung cancer prevention.
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