Medical Observer Opinion

Does sex really increase cancer risk?

Professor Jayne Lucke
Professor Jayne Lucke
Professor Lucke is an honorary professor at the University of Queensland’s school of public health and an adjunct professor at La Trobe University
20th February 2020

A study published last week, and covered on 6minutes, claims to have found a link between having had 10 or more sexual partners and an increased risk of cancer.

Sexual relationship

But it’s not as simple as that.

While having a sexually transmissible infection (STI) can

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