Australians pull it off again!

Donut · 08-04-2003, 04:13 AM

Well I for one will sleep more soundly knowing this

Masturbating Lowers Prostate Cancer Risk -Study
Wed Jul 16, 5:46 PM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - Frequent masturbation, particularly in the 20s, helps prevent prostate cancer later in life, according to new research.

Australian scientists have shown that the more men masturbate between the ages of 20 and 50, the less likely they are to develop the disease that kills more than half a million men each year.

They suspect that frequent ejaculation has a protective effect against the cancer because it prevents dangerous carcinogens from building up in the gland.

"The more you flush the ducts out, the less there is to hang around and damage the cells that line them," Graham Giles, of the Cancer Council Victoria in Melbourne, told New Scientist magazine on Wednesday.

In a survey of 1,079 prostate cancer patients and 1,259 healthy men, Giles and his team discovered that men who ejaculated more than five times a week in their 20s were a third less likely to develop an aggressive form of the disease.

The findings contradict previous studies which suggested that having a variety of partners or frequent sexual activity could increase the risk of prostate cancer by 40 percent.

But Giles said the earlier research concentrated on intercourse, whereas his study focused on masturbation. Infections caused by sexual activity could account for the different findings.

"Men have many ways of using their prostate which don't involve women or other men," he added.

[ 08-04-2003, 04:14 AM: Message edited by: Donut ]

johnny · 08-04-2003, 04:17 AM

Interresting.

Skunk · 08-04-2003, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Well I for one will sleep more soundly knowing this

I rather think that you will be up all night because of this

Donut · 08-04-2003, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Skunk:
I rather think that you will be up all night because of this

Hardly, I haven't really been feeling myself lately.

johnny · 08-04-2003, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Donut:

quote:
Originally posted by Skunk:
I rather think that you will be up all night because of this

Hardly, I haven't really been feeling myself lately. [/QUOTE]ROFL I think i just cracked a rib.

Davros · 08-04-2003, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Donut:

quote:
Originally posted by Skunk:
I rather think that you will be up all night because of this

Hardly, I haven't really been feeling myself lately. [/QUOTE]Feeling poorly are you - sounds like you could do with a hand

Yorick · 08-04-2003, 11:32 AM

You've got to hand it to them. They weren't just tossing off in that lab of there's.

WillowIX · 08-04-2003, 12:08 PM

ROTFLMAO! Donut, Davros and Yorick, shame on you! You just cracked some of my ribs. [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]

Yorick · 08-04-2003, 12:10 PM

Donut? What was the name of the scientist that headed up the project?

Wayne Kerr?

Chewbacca · 08-04-2003, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Yorick:
Donut? What was the name of the scientist that headed up the project?

Wayne Kerr?

Dr. Meoff, first name Jack.

08-04-2003, 04:13 AM	#1
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 41 Posts: 5,571	Well I for one will sleep more soundly knowing this Masturbating Lowers Prostate Cancer Risk -Study Wed Jul 16, 5:46 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Frequent masturbation, particularly in the 20s, helps prevent prostate cancer later in life, according to new research. Australian scientists have shown that the more men masturbate between the ages of 20 and 50, the less likely they are to develop the disease that kills more than half a million men each year. They suspect that frequent ejaculation has a protective effect against the cancer because it prevents dangerous carcinogens from building up in the gland. "The more you flush the ducts out, the less there is to hang around and damage the cells that line them," Graham Giles, of the Cancer Council Victoria in Melbourne, told New Scientist magazine on Wednesday. In a survey of 1,079 prostate cancer patients and 1,259 healthy men, Giles and his team discovered that men who ejaculated more than five times a week in their 20s were a third less likely to develop an aggressive form of the disease. The findings contradict previous studies which suggested that having a variety of partners or frequent sexual activity could increase the risk of prostate cancer by 40 percent. But Giles said the earlier research concentrated on intercourse, whereas his study focused on masturbation. Infections caused by sexual activity could account for the different findings. "Men have many ways of using their prostate which don't involve women or other men," he added. [ 08-04-2003, 04:14 AM: Message edited by: Donut ] __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

08-04-2003, 04:17 AM	#2
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 16,981	Interresting. __________________

08-04-2003, 11:32 AM	#7
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 53 Posts: 9,246	You've got to hand it to them. They weren't just tossing off in that lab of there's. __________________ http://www.hughwilson.com

08-04-2003, 12:10 PM	#9
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 53 Posts: 9,246	Donut? What was the name of the scientist that headed up the project? Wayne Kerr? __________________ http://www.hughwilson.com

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
How many of these Australians do you know?	Donut	General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005)	33	03-07-2004 03:04 AM
South Australians, I could use your help...	The Hierophant	General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005)	11	08-24-2003 09:50 AM
A Question for the Australians	Albromor	General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005)	28	06-23-2003 08:31 AM
Australians hometowns	Yorick	General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005)	21	01-16-2003 10:19 AM
I can't pull myself away!	Jafin	General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005)	3	08-10-2001 09:38 AM

08-04-2003, 12:08 PM	#8
WillowIX Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2001 Location: By a big blue lake, Canada Age: 51 Posts: 4,628	ROTFLMAO! Donut, Davros and Yorick, shame on you! You just cracked some of my ribs. [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)