An active sex life may cut prostate cancer risk

FREQUENT sexual activity does not increase the risk of developing prostate cancer — and might even reduce the danger — an American study has found.

The latest findings contradict some previous studies that have suggested that men who have frequent ejaculations might be more prone to prostate cancer and one theory is that lots of sex exposes men to various germs and viruses that somehow lead to cancer.

The study should be "reassuring to those men who may be more active than others", said Dr. Durado Brooks, prostate cancer director for the American Cancer Society.