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No hairy palms, sir. But you do have cancer.

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  1. NjDEVSFN95 NjDEVSFN95 is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2009 (1/26/2009 9:36pm)

    Pretty sure its not a repost...

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/...p.lGvqiJobr7sF

    Masturbation May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer

    A new study finds men who are sexually active in their 20s and 30s are more likely to develop <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_0>prostate cancer</SPAN> - especially if they masturbate frequently.

    The message, perhaps: Hold off until middle age.

    The study also found that frequent sexual activity in a man's 40s appears to have little effect and even small levels of sexual activity in a man's 50s could offer protection from the disease. Most of the differences were attributed to masturbation rather than sexual intercourse.

    The study, led by the <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_1>University of Nottingham</SPAN>, looked at the sexual practices of more than 431 men who had been diagnosed with <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_2>prostate cancer</SPAN> before the age of 60, together with 409 controls who do not have prostate cancer.

    Among men with prostate cancer, 34 percent had masturbated frequently in their 20s, compared to 24 percent among the control group. A similar spread was found for men in their 30s.

    The results, based on questionnaires, are detailed in the journal <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_3>BJU International</SPAN> (the <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_4>British Journal of Urology</SPAN>).

    The <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_5>prostate gland</SPAN> secretes a milky fluid that mixes with sperm and seminal vesicle fluid to become semen. Prostate cancer is the second leading <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_6>cause of cancer deaths</SPAN> among men in the United States, after <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_7>lung cancer</SPAN>, according to the <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_8>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</SPAN>. About 30,000 die from it each year.

    "We were keen to look at the links between sexual activity and younger men as a lot of <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_9>prostate cancer studies</SPAN> focus on older men as the disease is more prevalent in men over 50," said lead author Polyxeni Dimitropoulou, who is now at the <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_10>University of Cambridge</SPAN>.

    "Hormones appear to play a key role in prostate cancer and it is very common to treat men with therapy to reduce the hormones thought to stimulate the <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1232992944_11>cancer cells</SPAN>," Dimitropoulou said. "A man's sex drive is also regulated by his hormone levels, so this study examined the theory that having a high sex drive affects the risk of prostate cancer."

    Other findings:
    • <LI>59 percent of the men in both groups said that they had engaged in sexual activity (intercourse or masturbation) 12 times a month or more in their 20s. This fell steadily as they got older, to 48 percent in their 30s, 28 percent in their forties and 13 percent in their 50s. <LI>39 percent of the cancer group had had six female partners or more, compared with 31 percent of the control group. <LI>Men with prostate cancer were more likely to have had a sexually transmitted disease than those without prostate cancer.
      </LI>

    "A possible explanation for the protective effect that men in their fifties appear to receive from overall sexual activity, and particularly masturbation, is that the release of accumulated toxins during sexual activity reduces the risk of developing cancer in the prostate area," Dimitropoulou said. "This theory has, however, not been firmly established and further research is necessary."
  2. TheFirm53 TheFirm53 is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2009 (1/26/2009 9:39pm) in reply to NjDEVSFN95

    name me one teen that doesn't jerk off all the time. The entire adult male population would have prostate cancer. junk science
  3. TheWacoKidd TheWacoKidd is offline haters gonna hate

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    Jan 26th, 2009 (1/26/2009 9:42pm) in reply to NjDEVSFN95

     
    Originally Posted by NjDEVSFN95 View Post

    Other findings:
    59 percent of the men in both groups said that they had engaged in sexual activity (intercourse or masturbation) 12 times a month or more in their 20s.

    12 times a month? what about 12 a week?
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  4. HighPoint HighPoint is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2009 (1/26/2009 9:45pm) in reply to TheWacoKidd

     
    Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd View Post

     
    Originally Posted by NjDEVSFN95 View Post

    Other findings:
    59 percent of the men in both groups said that they had engaged in sexual activity (intercourse or masturbation) 12 times a month or more in their 20s.

    12 times a month? what about 12 a week?

    Dare I go to lower denominations :X
  5. moses rob moses rob is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2009 (1/26/2009 10:10pm) in reply to TheWacoKidd

     
    Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd View Post

     
    Originally Posted by NjDEVSFN95 View Post

    Other findings:
    59 percent of the men in both groups said that they had engaged in sexual activity (intercourse or masturbation) 12 times a month or more in their 20s.

    12 times a month? what about 12 a week?

    must be nice living in Lv with sooooo many hot options! im leaving idaho
  6. heavyj80 heavyj80 is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2009 (1/26/2009 10:14pm) in reply to moses rob

     
    Originally Posted by moses rob View Post

     
    Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd View Post

     
    Originally Posted by NjDEVSFN95 View Post

    Other findings:
    59 percent of the men in both groups said that they had engaged in sexual activity (intercourse or masturbation) 12 times a month or more in their 20s.

    12 times a month? what about 12 a week?

    must be nice living in Lv with sooooo many hot options! im leaving idaho

    i told you bro, you ain't getting no bishes by "ghost ridin da tractor"
  7. Earlybird893 Earlybird893 is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2009 (1/26/2009 10:18pm) in reply to heavyj80

    dont u welsh on bets op?
  8. nastysmell nastysmell is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2009 (1/27/2009 1:20am) in reply to NjDEVSFN95

    i seemed to be doomed...might as well spank it! (where is that pic of the chick with the yellow teeth?)
  9. El Burro El Burro is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2009 (1/27/2009 1:24am) in reply to NjDEVSFN95

    Thank goodness this article doesn't mention fleshlights or carefully molded ground beef. Looks like I'm in the clear!
  10. norcaljeff norcaljeff is offline 2010 OT Thread Kill Leader

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    Jan 27th, 2009 (1/27/2009 1:26am) in reply to El Burro

    apples make more things than pipes imo.
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