§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research he has evaluated on the effects of frequent ejaculation in protecting men from prostate cancer; and what advice his Department provides on this. [166852]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe Department's prostate cancer risk management programme was announced by my right hon. Friend, the Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) as part of the National Health Service prostate cancer programme in September 2000. However, no specific research has been carried out or evaluated on whether frequent ejaculation protects men from prostate cancer. A prostate cancer information sheet is available through the National Institute for Clinical Excellence website at www.nice.org.uk/.