People who have had 10 or more sexual partners had higher odds of being diagnosed with cancer than those who were less sexually active, researchers report.
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 -- If you need more than two hands to count the number of lovers you've had in your life, new research suggests you might want to worry about your cancer risk.
"We expected there to be an association between number of sexual partners and cancer risk as previous research has shown that specific sexually transmitted diseases may lead to several cancers," said study co-author Lee Smith, director of research at the Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University in England."Indeed, a higher number of sexual partners means greater potential exposure to STIs [sexually transmitted infections].
During the 2012-2013 phase of the ongoing study, more than 5,700 participants were asked how many sexual partners they'd had during their lives. Researchers compared their answers to self-reported diagnoses of cancer. While interesting, this study has flaws that make it hard to draw meaningful conclusions about what it found, said Dr. Konstantin Zakashansky, an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive science with the Icahn School Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
These are real problems with the study, agreed Mia Gaudet, scientific director of epidemiology research with the American Cancer Society.
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