From: Walter Watts (wlwatts@cox.net)
Date: Thu Oct 16 2003 - 10:15:45 MDT
(BW) -- Women who perform the act of fellatio on a regular basis, one to
two times a week, may reduce their risk of breast cancer by up to 40
percent, a recent study found.
Doctors had never suspected a link between the act of fellatio and
breast cancer, but new research being performed is starting to suggest
that there could be an important link between the two.
In a study of over 15,000 women suspected of having performed regular
fellatio over the past ten years, the researchers found that those
actually having performed the act regularly, one to two times a week,
had a lower occurance of breast cancer than those who had not. There was
no increased risk, however, for those who did not regularly perform.
"I think it removes the last shade of doubt that fellatio is actually a
healthy act," said Dr. B.J. Sooner of the Hopkins School of Medicine,
who was not involved in the research. "I am surprised by these findings,
but am also excited that the researchers may have discovered a
relatively easy way to lower the occurance of breast cancer in women."
The University researchers stressed that, though breast cancer is
relatively uncommon, any steps taken to reduce the risk would be a wise
decision.
"Only with regular performance will your chances be reduced, so I
encourage all women out there to make fellatio an important part of
their daily routine," said Dr. Inserta Shafteer, one of the researchers.
"Since the emergence of the research, I try to fellate at least once
every other night to reduce my chances."
The study is reported in Friday's Journal of Medical Research.
In 1991, 43,582 women died of breast cancer, as reported by the National
Cancer Institute.
Dr. Len Lictepeen, deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer
Group, said women should not overlook or "play down" these findings.
"This will hopefully change women's practice and patterns, resulting in
a severe drop in the future number of cases," Lictepeen said.
Sooner said the research shows no increase in the risk of breast cancer
in those who are, for whatever reason, not able to fellate regularly.
"There's definitely fertile ground for more research. Many have stepped
forward to volunteer for related research now in the planning stages,"
he said.
Almost every woman is, at some point, going to perform the act of
fellatio, but it is the frequency at which this event occurs that makes
the difference, say researchers.
The reasearch consisted of two groups, 6,246 women ages 25 to 45 who had
performed fellatio on a regular basis over the past five to ten years,
and 9,728 women who had not. The group of women who had performed
fellatio had a breast cancer rate of
1.9 percent and the group who had not had a breast cancer rate of 10.4
percent.
"The findings do suggest that there are other causes for breast cancer
besides the absence of regular fellatio," Shafteer said. "It's a cause,
not THE cause."
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