Prostate Cancer Risks Are Cut by Increased Sexual Activity, Study Finds.

From: Daily News (NY, NY) | Date: April 7, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Paul H.B. Shin

Apr. 7--There's more good news about the health benefits of sex.

Men who ejaculate frequently have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, according to new research that overturns the notion that more sexual activity may be linked to higher rates of the potentially deadly disease.

A study of more than 29,300 American men found that those who ejaculated more than 20 times a month were 33 percent less likely to develop pro...

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