Semen ‘may fuel cervical cancer’
Friday, September 1st, 2006
This article from the BBC reports on the findings of a study linking cervical cancer to a hormone-like molecule in semen.
The Medical Research Council team found that the exceptionally high levels of prostaglandin fuelled tumour growth.
They told the journals Endocrinology and Human Reproduction that women with either cancer should ask their partners to wear condoms during sex.
But a cancer expert said the chances of unprotected sex affecting a patient’s outcome was “slight”.



