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Cannabis Use and Incidence of Testicular Cancer: A 42-Year Follow-up of Swedish Men between 1970 and 2011.

Heavy usage of cannabis may facilitate the development of cancerous cells and tumors in the testes.

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  • 2017
  • Callaghan RC, Allebeck P, Akre O, McGlynn KA, Sidorchuk A.
  • Northern Medical Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. russ.callaghan@unbc.ca. Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Cruciferous Vegetable Intake Is Inversely Associated with Lung Cancer Risk among Current Nonsmoking Men in the Japan Public Health Center (JPHC) Study.

Habitual consumption of cruciferous vegetables may confer men who are currently non smokers with significant protection against lung cancer.

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  • 2017
  • Mori N, Shimazu T, Sasazuki S, Nozue M, Mutoh M, Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Yamaji T, Inoue M, Takachi R, Sunami A, Ishihara J, Sobue T, Tsugane S.
  • Epidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan. Epidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan; tshimazu@ncc.go.jp. Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan. Division of Nutrition Science, Graduate School of Sagami Women's University, Kanagawa, Japan; and. Department of Environmental Medicine and Population Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
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Cannabis exposure and risk of testicular cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cannabis use may increase a man's susceptibility to cancer of the testes.

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  • 2015
  • Gurney J, Shaw C, Stanley J, Signal V, Sarfati D.
  • Department of Public Health, University of Otago, PO Box 7343, Wellington, New Zealand. jason.gurney@otago.ac.nz. Department of Public Health, University of Otago, PO Box 7343, Wellington, New Zealand. caroline.shaw@otago.ac.nz. Department of Public Health, University of Otago, PO Box 7343, Wellington, New Zealand. james.stanley@otago.ac.nz. Department of Public Health, University of Otago, PO Box 7343, Wellington, New Zealand. virginia.signal@otago.ac.nz.
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Fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of distal gastric cancer in the Shanghai Women's and Men's Health studies.

Avid consumption of fruits may make cancer less likely to occur in the distal region of the stomach in men.

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Association of marijuana use and the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors.

The use of marijuana may put a man at high risk of developing cancer of the testes.

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Marijuana use and testicular germ cell tumors.

Regular users of marijuana may have a high tendency to develop cancer of the testes.

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Mushroom consumption and incident risk of prostate cancer in Japan: A pooled analysis of the Miyagi Cohort Study and the Ohsaki Cohort Study.

The odds of avoiding prostate cancer may be tilted in favor of men who regularly consume generous quantities of mushroom.

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  • 2019
  • Zhang S, Sugawara Y, Chen S, Beelman RB, Tsuduki T, Tomata Y, Matsuyama S, Tsuji I.
  • Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Informatics and Public Health, Tohoku University School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. Department of Cancer Biology, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA. Department of Food Science and Center for Plant and Mushroom Foods for Health, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Sendai, Japan.
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Dietary total and insoluble fiber intakes are inversely associated with prostate cancer risk.

Increased intake of foods high in insoluble fiber, such as legumes, may help curb the development of prostate cancer.

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  • 2014
  • Deschasaux M, Pouchieu C, His M, Hercberg S, Latino-Martel P, Touvier M.
  • Sorbonne Paris Cité Research Center, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team, U1153 National Institute of Health and Medical Research, U1125 National Institute for Agricultural Research, National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts, Paris 13 University, Bobigny, France.
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Mushroom Consumption and Incident Dementia in Elderly Japanese: The Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study.

Habitual consumption of mushroom may significantly slash the risk of dementia in elderly individuals.

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Alcohol and breast cancer in women: a pooled analysis of cohort studies.

Regular drinking of alcohol may fuel the development of breast cancer in women.

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  • 1998
  • Smith-Warner SA, Spiegelman D, Yaun SS, van den Brandt PA, Folsom AR, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Holmberg L, Howe GR, Marshall JR, Miller AB, Potter JD, Speizer FE, Willett WC, Wolk A, Hunter DJ.
  • Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass 02115, USA.
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Herpes zoster is associated with prior statin use: a population-based case-control study.

The odds of suffering from herpes zoster infection may be stacked against users of statin drugs.

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  • 2014
  • Chung SD, Tsai MC, Liu SP, Lin HC, Kang JH.
  • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Sleep Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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A population-based study on the association between statin use and sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Statin use may facilitate the onset of hearing loss in an individual.

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  • 2015
  • Chung SD, Chen CH, Hung SH, Lin HC, Wang LH.
  • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan Sleep Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, Taipei, Taiwan. Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan shiuan@tmu.edu.tw.
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