The Sun Online Sep 1This seem to be a serious report, I didn't put it in Bar or Sgsex cos they don't seem to be serious over there. Mod if you think it's not appropriate here you can shut it.
WOMEN were told last night to insist sexual partners use condoms to cut a risk of cancer.
The peril of unprotected sex is greatest among those who have the disease in their womb or cervix but have not been diagnosed.
British researchers have discovered that a chemical in seminal fluid speeds the growth and spread of those cancers.
Womb cancer affects 6,000 women a year, killing 1,500.
Cervical cancer — notoriously difficult to detect — hits 2,800 women annually and kills nearly 1,000. Most cervical cases are diagnosed through the routine NHS screening programme.
Women who miss smear tests are already at risk of a late diagnosis which increases the risk of death.
The latest study was conducted by a team at the Medical Research CouncilÂ’s human reproductive sciences unit.
It found that semen had a dramatic effect on cancers, accelerating tumour growth in women.
Doctors traced the cause of the problem to a chemical called prostaglandin.
This behaves like a hormone and is found in concentrated levels in semen.
It is also present in the female reproductive organs — but at levels 1,000 times lower. Study leader Dr Henry Jabbour said: “Sexually active women should encourage their partners to wear a condom to prevent increased exposure to the prostaglandins that may make their condition worse.”
Sex is already linked to the spread of cervical cancer from person to person.
Almost all cases are caused by the human papilloma virus, which is spread by making love.
