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Podcast: Clinician's Roundtable
Episode: Prostate Cancer and Cannabis Use: Exploring Results From a Case-Control Study
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Guest: Ihtisham Ahmad
Preclinical findings in animal models have shown that activating cannibinoid receptors can shrink prostate tumors in animal models. To explore whether these effects translate to human populations, a recent study examined a potential link between cannabis use and the development of prostate cancer. Hear from Ihtisham Ahmad, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Toronto, as he explains the methodology and findings from his research, which he presented at the American Urological Association 2025 Annual Meeting.