I’m growing very fond of the BBC’s science reporters. They find all the most interesting studies to report on. According to new Australian research, masturbation is preventative medicine for men.

They found those who had ejaculated the most between the ages of 20 and 50 were the least likely to develop the cancer.

The protective effect was greatest while the men were in their 20s.

Men who ejaculated more than five times a week were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer later in life.

Why, you ask?

The researchers suggest that ejaculating may prevent carcinogens accumulating in the prostate gland. . .

But animal studies have shown carcinogens such as 3-methylchloranthrene, found in cigarette smoke, are also concentrated in the prostate.

Conservatives who continue to thrust a celibate, rather than abstinent or sexually-responsible lifestyle, on youth are going to have to edit the section on the dangers of masturbation.