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Read more by Andrew Riedel.A new study by the University of Illinois Department of Health finds that men who have sex with men are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. The study, led by Dr. Jennifer F. Dyer and her colleagues, used data collected through the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data collection program, National Vital Statistics System (NVS), to estimate the age-adjusted risk of prostate cancer among men aged 30 to 64.

"We were able to identify men who had sex with a partner who had not been diagnosed with prostate cancer," said Dr. Dyer. "We found that these men were at a much higher risk of developing prostate cancer than a comparison group of men without any prostate cancer and those who were more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer."

"Because of these findings, our researchers are hopeful that the prevention of prostate cancer will continue to shift from the early stages of prevention to the late stages of prevention," said Dr. Dyer. "We believe that the increased risk of prostate cancer in men who have sex with men is due to a more successful detection of prostate cancer in men who had sex with men. The increased risk of prostate cancer in men who have sex with men is also due to a greater understanding of the mechanisms of the disease and the mechanisms of the treatments that may be effective. We can now confidently predict that men who have sex with men will have a higher risk of prostate cancer than those who have never had sex with men."

Dyer also said that the findings are "highly significant for women and men alike. These results are a positive step in the right direction to improve the health of women and men in general."