Lung Cancer: Marijuana a risk factor or treatment option

raggyb

raggyb

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Rurumo said:
Actually, it depends on how the chewing tobacco is processed. For example, Sweden has high rates of "snus" usage but low rates of oral cancer. The reason being, the tobacco used in Swedish snus is pasteurized right after harvest, thus eliminating the fermentation that occurs in other chewing tobacco. This matters because it halts the production of nitrosomines that occurs during fermentation. Swedish Snus is a great option for nicotine users who are interested in harm reduction.
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very intresting! are we supposed to pasteurize mj? and I forgot that maybe even smoking mj maybe reduces certain cancers but i don't know which ones. but I just think in common sense terms that many people smoke maybe 20 cigarettes a day and many mj smokers what, not even one joint a day? so it's hard to look at smoke inhalation and only lung cancer for answers about the big C connection.
 
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Budget Buds

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raggyb said:
my 2c would be what about the fact that chewing tobacco causes mouth cancers? seems then like cancer can be related to something in tobacco regardless of how you take the tobac in. would chewing marijuana cause mouth cancer? a fair amount of people only eat it or use tinctures but have there been any studies? I wonder if chewing cocoa leaves causes increased cancer rates in aborigines.? if taht were true I would think it increases the possibility that the connection between drugs and cancer is broader than just nicotine. versus just looking at inhaling smokes of any kind, which seems to be anywhere from super bad to extremely super bad for you.
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90% of all mouth /throat cancer is caused by smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol.... that's a pretty well known fact. Add a little hpv into the mix and you can almost be certain what you're gonna eventually dir from.That doesn't mean if you chew but don't smoke or drink you won't get it though. Nicotine in itself is highly argued whether or not it's carcinogenic or not.
 
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