Association of marijuana use and the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Daling, Janet R; Doody, David R; Sun, Xiaofei; Trabert, Britton L; Weiss, Noel S; Chen, Chu; Biggs, Mary L; Starr, Jacqueline R; Dey, Sudhansu K; Schwartz, Stephen M

Source:

Cancer, Volume 115, Issue 6, p.1215-23 (2009)

Keywords:

2009, Adult, Case-Control Studies, Center-Authored Paper, Epidemiology Core Facility, Humans, Incidence, Male, Marijuana Smoking, Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal, Public Health Sciences Division, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Shared Resources, Testicular Neoplasms

Abstract:

The incidence of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) has been increasing the past 4 to 6 decades; however, exposures that account for this rise have not been identified. Marijuana use also grew during the same period, and it has been established that chronic marijuana use produces adverse effects on the human endocrine and reproductive systems. In this study, the authors tested the hypothesis that marijuana use is a risk factor for TGCT.