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"Study Results Hint Surprising Breast Cancer Cause"
By Jon Nicoranti
The Scottsdale Advocate
April 6, 2007
Results of a seven-year study at Western Arizona University reveal
evidence that a lack of touching, caressing and oral stimulation of a
woman's breasts by her spouse or partner, especially after the birth
of a first child, can play a negative role in avoiding breast cancer.
The study, "Role of Love-Play in Mammillary Malignancy," by the
university's Biomedical Laboratory, headed by Dr. Sanji Gelashatim,
presents evidence that women whose breasts received frequent, long-
term tactile stimulation had a decidedly lower incidence of breast
tumors than women whose breasts were not thus stimulated.
Stimulation, as defined and observed during the study included
fondling, squeezing, caressing, licking, sucking, and gentle biting.
According to Dr. Gelashatim, Chief Oncologist at Western Arizona, he
and his staff observed and interviewed 170 volunteer couples and 168
single, unattached women, age 28 to 44, to reach their results.
Ninety-one of the women were mothers.
"We by no means have finished the survey, nor can we posit any
definitive conclusions based on our work," said Gelashatim, "however
we can state with some certainty it appears that those women whose
breasts were a constant focus of lovemaking had a lower incidence of
cancer that those whose breasts received less or little stimulation."
The study, which was launched in 1999, involved the enlistment of
volunteer subjects from Arizona, New Mexico, and California. After
extensive interviews of the unattached women and those with partners,
the volunteers were asked to record weekly summaries of their love
histories and whether their sexual experiences included much, some,
little, or no breast play.
Also recorded were the techniques of received mammary stimulation,
estimated duration, and whether each session included intercourse and
orgasm. The women were told that the study was to focus on the effects
of sex on the breast. Their partners were not interviewed.
During the study, 24 women received a diagnosis of breast cancer.
Eighteen were unattached, and two were married with children, two
lived with boyfriends, and two had little sex during the period. All
of the cancer patients are alive today. However, three participants
died of other causes.
Edward McCorvey, an assistant to Dr. Gelashatim, explained that since
such a high percentage of attached women finished the survey cancer-
free, the staff concluded that a wider study was indicated before the
university could publish any definitive conclusions.
"We were somewhat amazed at the initial results," McCorvey said. "The
women reporting a high incidence of breast-play during sex, or even in
foreplay not leading to intercourse, have led us to believe we may
have a significant finding in our sights. But we caution that further
study is unquestionably in order."
One of the volunteers, who asked to remain anonymous, told an
interviewer that she and her husband, both 29, have always reveled in
his enjoyment of her breasts.
"He's always been a breast-man," she confided, "always squeezing them,
even if we're not having sex. But he and I are both very aggressive
when we make love. And it often starts with him giving my breasts
some knowing action. He can't seem to get enough of them, whether it's
sucking and nipping my nipples, or slowly squeezing both at once, or
placing his penis between them with me squishing them together until
he comes-a pearl necklace! We really enjoy this."
Another volunteer, single mom of one son, Joy Greider, 32, said she
had two long-term boyfriends during the study and was mildly when she
learned the results.
"I can't say they shocked me," she said. "My breasts have always
played a key part in my sex life," she said. "During sex, I love to
have my breasts lightly bitten and sucked, until they swell. And I
usually get what I like," she chuckled.
Volunteer Lily Whitehead, 39 and married, said she thinks the results
may have something to do with a woman's chemical profile during sex.
And breast stimulation may have benefits not previously recognized by
scientists and physicians.
"It could be a hormonal thing," Whitehead said of the breast
stimulatory findings, "something that is good for the body's well-
being."
Dr. Gelashatim said that his staff expects to publish a call for
volunteers for the next study sometime in May. In the meantime, a
preliminary report of the completed study will be published in the May-
June 2007 issue of the journal Humanity.
(Jon Nicoranti is a freelance journalist. He lives in Phoenix.)
http://www.scottsadv.com
By Jon Nicoranti
The Scottsdale Advocate
April 6, 2007
Results of a seven-year study at Western Arizona University reveal
evidence that a lack of touching, caressing and oral stimulation of a
woman's breasts by her spouse or partner, especially after the birth
of a first child, can play a negative role in avoiding breast cancer.
The study, "Role of Love-Play in Mammillary Malignancy," by the
university's Biomedical Laboratory, headed by Dr. Sanji Gelashatim,
presents evidence that women whose breasts received frequent, long-
term tactile stimulation had a decidedly lower incidence of breast
tumors than women whose breasts were not thus stimulated.
Stimulation, as defined and observed during the study included
fondling, squeezing, caressing, licking, sucking, and gentle biting.
According to Dr. Gelashatim, Chief Oncologist at Western Arizona, he
and his staff observed and interviewed 170 volunteer couples and 168
single, unattached women, age 28 to 44, to reach their results.
Ninety-one of the women were mothers.
"We by no means have finished the survey, nor can we posit any
definitive conclusions based on our work," said Gelashatim, "however
we can state with some certainty it appears that those women whose
breasts were a constant focus of lovemaking had a lower incidence of
cancer that those whose breasts received less or little stimulation."
The study, which was launched in 1999, involved the enlistment of
volunteer subjects from Arizona, New Mexico, and California. After
extensive interviews of the unattached women and those with partners,
the volunteers were asked to record weekly summaries of their love
histories and whether their sexual experiences included much, some,
little, or no breast play.
Also recorded were the techniques of received mammary stimulation,
estimated duration, and whether each session included intercourse and
orgasm. The women were told that the study was to focus on the effects
of sex on the breast. Their partners were not interviewed.
During the study, 24 women received a diagnosis of breast cancer.
Eighteen were unattached, and two were married with children, two
lived with boyfriends, and two had little sex during the period. All
of the cancer patients are alive today. However, three participants
died of other causes.
Edward McCorvey, an assistant to Dr. Gelashatim, explained that since
such a high percentage of attached women finished the survey cancer-
free, the staff concluded that a wider study was indicated before the
university could publish any definitive conclusions.
"We were somewhat amazed at the initial results," McCorvey said. "The
women reporting a high incidence of breast-play during sex, or even in
foreplay not leading to intercourse, have led us to believe we may
have a significant finding in our sights. But we caution that further
study is unquestionably in order."
One of the volunteers, who asked to remain anonymous, told an
interviewer that she and her husband, both 29, have always reveled in
his enjoyment of her breasts.
"He's always been a breast-man," she confided, "always squeezing them,
even if we're not having sex. But he and I are both very aggressive
when we make love. And it often starts with him giving my breasts
some knowing action. He can't seem to get enough of them, whether it's
sucking and nipping my nipples, or slowly squeezing both at once, or
placing his penis between them with me squishing them together until
he comes-a pearl necklace! We really enjoy this."
Another volunteer, single mom of one son, Joy Greider, 32, said she
had two long-term boyfriends during the study and was mildly when she
learned the results.
"I can't say they shocked me," she said. "My breasts have always
played a key part in my sex life," she said. "During sex, I love to
have my breasts lightly bitten and sucked, until they swell. And I
usually get what I like," she chuckled.
Volunteer Lily Whitehead, 39 and married, said she thinks the results
may have something to do with a woman's chemical profile during sex.
And breast stimulation may have benefits not previously recognized by
scientists and physicians.
"It could be a hormonal thing," Whitehead said of the breast
stimulatory findings, "something that is good for the body's well-
being."
Dr. Gelashatim said that his staff expects to publish a call for
volunteers for the next study sometime in May. In the meantime, a
preliminary report of the completed study will be published in the May-
June 2007 issue of the journal Humanity.
(Jon Nicoranti is a freelance journalist. He lives in Phoenix.)
http://www.scottsadv.com