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Can masturbation prevent prostate cancer in older men?
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Probably not: It's not possible to do controlled prospective studies; the last one i saw a few years ago related more frequent ejaculation to less prostate hyperplasia (confirming a traditional idea), but not affecting cancer risk either way. This makes sense biologically.
Answered 1/25/2021
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