Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in U.S. men, behind only lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. About one in seven men will be diagnosed with the disease in his lifetime, and prostate cancer will kill one in 36, the cancer society estimates. A new study on prostate cancer suggests that circumcision might have a preventive effect in black men and men who undergo the procedure later in life.
The findings are preliminary, and it is not suggested that circumcision lowers the risk of prostate cancer for most men. Nor are experts recommending the procedure as a cancer-preventive strategy. Circumcision could be considered as an option for men at higher risk, such as black men and men with a family history of prostate cancer, but research is still on to confirm the fact. Very little of the potential causes of prostate cancer are known as there are…
