“With a new study finding that smoking cannabis may be less likely to cause bladder cancer than smoking cigarettes, Yourwellness Magazine investigated how soon it will be until cancer immunisations become a reality.
According to a new study, funded by the Kaiser Permanente Research and Evaluation Centre and yet to be published, smoking cannabis may be less likely to cause bladder cancer than smoking cigarettes. This was based on data from more than 83,000 men who smoked cigarettes only, marijuana (cannabis) only, or both substances. The investigators found that men who only smoked pot were the least likely to develop bladder cancer over the course of 11 years.
Study author Dr. Anil A. Thomas, a fellow in urology at Kaiser Permanente Medical Centre in Los Angeles, who presented the findings May 6th at the American Urological Association annual meeting in San Diego, commented, “Cannabis use only was associated with a 45% reduction in bladder cancer incidence, and tobacco use only was associated with a 52% increase in bladder cancer.” He explained, “The theory is that there are receptors in the bladder that are affected by cannabis.”
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