ROSY, YOU'RE ALRIGHT

Prostate cancer - is the solution in a man?s hands? (Mark Henderson, July 17, 2003, Times of London)

Australian scientists at the Cancer Council Victoria have found that young men who masturbate frequently are less likely to develop prostate tumours. Their study shows that the more men ejaculate between the ages of 20 and 50, the less likely they are to suffer from the most common male cancer. The protective effect is greatest for men in their twenties, with those ejaculating at least five times a week being one third less likely to develop aggressive prostate cancer in the future.

Masturbation, rather than sexual intercourse, was responsible for the beneficial effect, the scientists said. Graham Giles, who led the research, said regular ejaculations probably flushed out the prostate gland, preventing the build-up of dangerous carcinogens. ?The more you flush the ducts out, the less there is to hang around and damage the cells that line them,? he said.

Unless it was all female scientists it would be hard to argue that the study was impartial. Posted by Orrin Judd at July 16, 2003 11:23 PM