While smoking marijuana has not been linked to lung cancer, smoke from marijuana is known to contain levels of tar and certain chemicals that are similar to tobacco smoke. Therefore, it is unclear whether marijuana could be related to lung cancer. What Are Risk Factors for Lung Cancer? Lung ...
Tumors can be benign or malignant; when we speak of "cancer," we are referring to malignant tumors. Medical professionals can usually remove benign tumors, and these tumors do not spread to other parts of the body. Malignant tumors, on the other hand, often grow aggressively locally where th...
Large Study Finds No Link between Marijuana and Lung CancerDavid Biello
Cigarette smoking and lung cancer — relative risk estimates for the major histological types from a pooled analysis of case-control studies. Int. J. Cancer 131, 1210–1219 (2012). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Agudo, A. et al. Impact of cigarette smoking on cancer risk in the ...
Althoughmarijuanahas not been definitively linked to lung cancer, marijuana smoke also contains levels of chemicals and tar that are similar to those found in tobacco smoke. This causes concerns about a potential risk for cancer and lung disease. ...
Cannabis may be bad for the lungs, but the active ingredient in marijuana may help combat lung cancer, new research suggests. In lab and mouse studies, the compound, known as THC, cut lung tumor growth in half and helped prevent the cancer from spreading, says Anju Preet, PhD, a Harvard...
From the journal Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Volume 95 Issue 1 Submit manuscript Journal and Issue This issue All issues Articles in the same Issue Editorial Comments Smoking marijuana may lead to lung cancer Scintimammography seems to be a precise diagnostic means for detecting breast ...
Cigar smoking is less dangerous than cigarette smoking. Still, cigar smokers are 11 times more likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers.4There is debate over whethersmoking marijuanaraises lung cancer risk. There is, however, good evidence thathookah smoking(smoking a waterpipe) raises risk....
BackgroundThe association between marijuana smoking and lung cancer is unclear, and a systematic appraisal of this relationship has yet to be performed.
Background: The association between marijuana smoking and lung cancer is unclear, and a systematic appraisal of this relationship has yet to be performed. Our objective was to assess the impact of marijuana smoking on the development of premalignant lung changes and lung cancer. Methods: Studies as...