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Old 11-15-2011, 12:17 PM
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pill v prostate cancer - what am I missing?

BBC News - Is oral contraceptive pill fuelling prostate cancer?

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Is oral contraceptive pill fuelling prostate cancer?

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The researchers believe oestrogen by-products excreted in the urine of pill-users may have contaminated the food chain and drinking water.

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I'm looking only at the mechanics of the process described in the quotation. AFAIK the pill is something women take and prostate cancer is something that afflicts men. Am I reading the assertion correctly that enough urine from pill takers gets into the food chain to affect the male population??? Why do medical professionals bother with gloves and masks?

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