Association Between Marijuana Use and Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Marijuana use is common and growing in the United States amid a trend toward legalization. Exposure to tobacco smoke is a well-described preventable cause of many cancers; the association of marijuana use with the development of cancer is not clear.

Objective

To assess the association of marijuana use with cancer development.

Data sources

A search of PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Library was conducted on June 11, 2018, and updated on April 30, 2019. A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published from January 1, 1973, to April 30, 2019, and references of included studies were performed, with data analyzed from January 2 through October 4, 2019.

Study selection

English-language studies involving adult marijuana users a

SUBMITTER: Ghasemiesfe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902836 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature