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Marijuana Use Associated with a “Significantly Reduced Risk” of Head and Neck Cancers

Posted By dpacheco On August 13, 2009 @ 9:37 am In Politics & Social Justice | No Comments

Some promising new research shows that marijuana use could have beneficial effects on certain types of cancer.

From the NORML blog:

For some 35 years the United States federal government has been [1] well aware that cannabis possesses potent [2] anti-cancer and [3] anti-tumor properties. And for the past three years, government-funded researchers have speculated that these qualities may offer “[4] protective” effects against the onset of various types of cancer in humans, including [5] lung cancer.

Yet to date, virtually no investigators have taken the time to assess marijuana’s potential anti-cancer effects in humans — until now.

In a clinical abstract just published online on the Cancer Prevention Research website, a team of U.S. investigators report that marijuana use, even long-term, is associated with a “significantly reduced risk” of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

 
[6] Read the whole article here.

 

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URLs in this post:
[1] well aware: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-armentano/what-your-government-know_b_108712.html
[2] anti-cancer: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6814
[3] anti-tumor properties: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7008
[4] protective: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501729.html
[5] lung cancer: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6912
[6] Read the whole article here.: http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/30/marijuana-use-associated-with-a-significantly-reduced-risk-of-head-
and-neck-cancers-will-the-mainstream-media-care/

[7] Pot Parents: Smoking’s Better Than Drinking!: http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/pot-parents-smokings-better-than-drinking/
[8] Just a Stigma: Marijuana Not Actually BAD: http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/just-a-stigma-marijuana-not-actually-bad/
[9] WATCH: Today Show Debate: Legalize, Tax, and Regulate Marijuana?: http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/today-show-legalize-tax-and-regulate-marijuana/