Circumcision has been found to lower risk of prostate cancer
Men who are circumcised after 35 are nearly HALF as likely to develop prostate cancer
Circumcision has been found to lower risk of prostate cancer
Circumcised men 11 per cent less likely to develop prostate cancer
Those who undergo procedure after the age of 35 are 45 per cent less likely
The effect is particularly tangible among black men, study found
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As a whole, men who are circumcised are 11 per cent less likely to later develop prostate cancer compared to those who are not.
Prostate cancer is rare amongst Jewish or Muslim men, the majority of whom are circumcised.
Although men who had undergone the procedure as adults were significantly less likely to later develop prostate cancer, those circumcised before the age of one was 14 per cent less likely.
The study also found that circumcision had a particularly strong preventive effect among black men.
Among the black men interviewed in the study, the risk of prostate cancer was 1.4 times higher than the white men.
The risk of prostate cancer decreased by 60 per cent among black men who had been circumcised at any stage of their life.
This follows an American study published last week which found that the health benefits of male circumcision far outweigh the risks by more than 100 to one.
