New research suggests heavy marijuana smoking may raise the risk of lung cancer risk, as well as head and neck cancer.

Over 2 million people are diagnosed every year in the US and Canada with breast, lung, colorectal, prostate, and skin being the most common. One plant has emerged as a powerful tool in treatment, ...

As more states legalize marijuana, many people might be wondering if that means it is safe to use. While smoking tobacco is a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Three measures of opioid prescribing for people with cancer declined significantly after cannabis dispensaries ...

Cannabis smoke contains many of the same carcinogenic compounds found in tobacco smoke, which have known damaging effects on the epithelial tissue that lines the mouth. These findings add to a growing ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tennessee — WCYB reported that for ten months, Betsy Michel has been fighting endometrial cancer, being first diagnosed in February. In July, she was showing signs of having a ...

People with cannabis use disorder had more than triple the odds of developing oral cancer, a large five-year study found, raising red flags about the carcinogenic risks of heavy cannabis use, ...

Cancer patients tend to use cannabis to manage side effects of their treatment and ease symptoms such as nausea, pain, insomnia and anxiety. “Research has shown that there is a high rate of cannabis ...

Heavy marijuana use may come with a two- to eight-fold higher risk of head and neck cancer. Inhaling smoke of any kind exposes you to cancer-causing compounds, but marijuana smoke is often inhaled ...

Long-term or heavy cannabis use may be associated with a threefold-plus increase in the risk of oral cancer over five years, according to a study published on July 21 in Preventive Medicine Reports.

In Northern Kentucky, one challenge is proximity to Ohio, which has had medical cannabis for a decade.