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Study: Fellatio May Decrease Breast Cancer Risk

Thursday October 9, 2003
One of the items in my inbox this morning was a link to a 'news story' (if the site is unavailable, you can read the full text here) which begins as follows:
(AP) — Women who perform the act of fellatio on a regular basis, one to two times a week, may reduce their risk of breast cancer by up to 40 percent, a North Carolina State University study found.
I hope it's not necessary to point that this is a spoof, in the same vein as 'Ogling Women's Breasts Increases Men's Lifespans.'  I.e., dream on, frat boys...
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