Testicular cancer usually strikes men in their 20s and 30s, especially in those who have an undescended testicle or a family history of the cancer. And now a study published this week in the journal Cancer has linked marijuana use with an increased risk of testicular cancer. The risk appeared to be highest among men who had reported smoking marijuana for at least 10 years, used it more than once a week or started using it before age 18. It is yet unclear how marijuana can raise testicular cancer risk or whether this is, in fact, a true association.
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.