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