From the women annually taking Pap smears close to 5 million detect dysplasia, out of which 45,000 will develop in new cases of cervical cancer in situ and 10,000 will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. The final annual death count is estimated at 4000 for the last years. Cervical cancer is represented by an out of control growth of normal cells in the cervix that can develop into a precancerous condition known as dysplasia. This condition as well as genital warts can go away on their own if a healthy immune system has been given the chance to develop in the organism. Healthy immune systems can prevent infection with certain strains of HPV too. Lifestyle is therefore definitely an important factor as far as cervical cancer is concerned.  Lifestyle includes diet choices, whether you smoke or experience other substance abuse and many others. Sometimes lifestyle conditions can be a risk factor for developing certain diseases like cervical cancer.

Among the risk factors that can lead to cervical cancer smoking weighs more than most and it actually triples the risk. Second hand smoke is also a significant risk factor. Though it is not 100% proven yet, more and more statistical studies have shown that there is a significant link between marijuana smoke and HPV infections. Even more research has linked cannabis found in marijuana to inhibiting the immune system and reducing the organism's ability to fight off infections. More studies however are necessary to confirm the relation between strain 16 of HPV and marijuana. Even so, biologically, it is plausible that marijuana can contribute to the cancerous condition though the carcinogens it contains and which can lead to molecular changes.

Basically, marijuana use or exposure to marijuana smoke doesn't cause cancer or HPV infections, but it most certainly sabotages the body from overcoming the infection. There are not significant harms that marijuana can do for your organism from this point of view and if, for the rest, you keep a healthy lifestyle, smoking marijuana shouldn't matter so much. Also, simpl  exposure or smoking without abusing the substance are neglectable factors in cervical cancer development.

Even so, abusing marijuana still poses a great threat especially for teenagers since they are the most likely to abuse it. Marijuana, after alcohol and tobacco, is the third most popular recreational drug in USA, despite the laws against it. People should be aware of the risk associated with marijuana use but there's no justification in scaring people from using it. The truth is that it's not a healthy thing to consume but it's also not the most dangerous of the things people consume on a daily basis.


You shouldn't be too paranoid about smoking marijuana, about friends smoking it around you or past exposure to marijuana smoke. Especially with cervical cancer, you are better off concerning yourself with other things such as having regular Pap smears, having protected sex and not having multiple sex partners.

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