Emerging evidence links cannabis use to increased risk of breast and testicular cancer in young Americans

"North America has evidence that implicates cannabis as a potential etiologic factor contributing to the increasing incidence of breast carcinoma in young females and testis cancer in older adolescent and young adult males, and in most races and ethnicities. Temporal correlations suggest that a carcinogenic effect of cannabis is rapid, leading to cancer within a few years after cannabis exposure."

Author: Rebecca H. Johnson

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