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Old 03-12-2012, 11:30 AM #1
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Default Circumcision Linked to Lower Risk for Prostate Cancer, Study Finds (Yahoo)
MONDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Men who have prostate cancer are less likely to be circumcised, according to new research.

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I think most men are circumsized before contracting cancer, so that should have read, "Men who have prostate cancer are less likely to have been circumcised..."

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The study doesn't confirm that circumcision directly lowers the risk of prostate cancer, and the study lead author cautioned that the findings shouldn't play a role in the decisions of parents about the sometimes-controversial procedure.
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