Marijuana Use and the Risk of Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers: Results of a Population-Based Case-Control Study

• Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention Vol. 15; no. 10; pp. 1829 - 1834
• Main Authors: Hashibe, Mia, Morgenstern, Hal, Cui, Yan, Tashkin, Donald P., Zhang, Zuo-Feng, Cozen, Wendy, Mack, Thomas M., Greenland, Sander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA American Association for Cancer Research 01.10.2006
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - epidemiology; Adenocarcinoma - etiology; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects; Biological and medical sciences; Cancer; cannabis; Carcinoma, Large Cell - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Large Cell - etiology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - etiology; Case-Control Studies; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Digestive System Neoplasms - epidemiology; Digestive System Neoplasms - etiology; epidemiology; Esophageal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Esophageal Neoplasms - etiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Laryngeal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Laryngeal Neoplasms - etiology; Los Angeles - epidemiology; Male; marijuana; Marijuana Smoking - adverse effects; Marijuana Smoking - epidemiology; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mouth Neoplasms - epidemiology; Mouth Neoplasms - etiology; Pharyngeal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Pharyngeal Neoplasms - etiology; Pneumology; Population Surveillance; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms - etiology; Risk Factors; smoking; Time Factors; Tumors; Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum; California; United States; North America; America; Los Angeles; Human; Lung disease; Respiratory disease; Lung cancer; Cannabidaceae; Malignant tumor; Case control study; Epidemiology; Cannabis; Cancerology; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Risk factor; Bronchus disease; ENT disease; Marijuana; Head and neck cancer; Spermatophyta; Drug of abuse; Hashish; Public health

Background: Despite several lines of evidence suggesting the biological plausibility of marijuana being carcinogenic, epidemiologic findings are inconsistent. We conducted a population-based case-control study of the association between marijuana use and the risk of lung and upper aerodigestive trac...