oi Doug!! then why does anyone get prostate cancer anymore?
Crit ------------------------------------ Friday, July 18, 2003, 4:57:35 AM, you wrote: DW> They research important issues down under! DW> http://ksat-tvhealth.ip2m.com/index.cfm?pt=itemDetail&Item_ID=101902&site_cat_id=1 DW> The more often young and middle-age men ejaculate, the less likely they are to DW> develop prostate cancer, Australian researchers report in the journal New DW> Scientist. DW> The Cancer Council Victoria in Melbourne asked 1,079 men with prostate cancer to DW> answer a survey describing their sexual habits, comparing those answers with DW> 1,259 healthy men of the same ages. DW> Although the preventive effect held true for men between the ages of 20 and 50, DW> the effect seemed greatest among men in their twenties, the researchers DW> conclude. Those in their twenties who ejaculated more than five times a week DW> were one-third less likely to develop aggressive prostate cancer later in life, DW> they say. DW> The latest findings appear to contradict previous studies, which found that DW> having many sexual partners or a high frequency of sexual activity increased the DW> risk of prostate cancer by up to 40 percent. DW> The Australian researchers have a simple explanation: "Men have many ways of DW> using their prostate which don't involve women or other men," explains the DW> study's lead author, Graham Giles. DW> The scientists speculate that ejaculation prevents carcinogenic substances from DW> building up in the prostate, lowering a man's risk of cancer. DW> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
