Postby roshan01 » August 14th, 2008, 8:45 am
(AP) -- Women who perform the
act of fellatio and swallow semen
on a regular basis, one to two
times a week, may reduce their
risk of breast cancer by up to 40
percent, a North Carolina State
University study found.
Doctors had never suspected a link
between the act of fellatio and breast
cancer, but new research being performed
at North Carolina State University 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 and swallowed the ejaculatory fluid,
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. A.J. Kramer of Johns 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 occurance will your
chances be reduced, so I encourage all
women out there to make fellatio an
important part of their daily routine," said
Dr. Helena Shifteer, one of the
researchers at the University. "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 Society, 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. Also
key seems to be the protein and enzyme count in the semen, but researchers are
again waiting for more test data.
The reasearch consisted of two groups, 6,246 women ages 25 to 45 who had
performed fellatio and swallowed on a regular basis over the past five to ten years,
and 9,728 women who had not or did not swallow. The group of women who had
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performed and swallowed 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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