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Ravich was first to report on transmissible virus in [[prostate cancer]], [[cervical cancer]] and [[bladder cancer]] as [[Sexually transmitted infection|venereal disease]]. He suggested [[Routine Infant Circumcision|circumcision]] of new born males to prevent such cancers.<ref name="prabook"/> | Ravich was first to report on transmissible virus in [[prostate cancer]], [[cervical cancer]] and [[bladder cancer]] as [[Sexually transmitted infection|venereal disease]]. He suggested [[Routine Infant Circumcision|circumcision]] of new born males to prevent such cancers.<ref name="prabook"/> | ||
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| + | * 1942: Abraham Ravich claims that circumcision prevents [[prostate cancer]]. | ||
| + | * 1951: Abraham Ravich invents claims that circumcision prevents [[cervical cancer]] in women. | ||
| + | * 1971: Abraham Ravich claims that circumcision prevents [[bladder cancer|cancer of the bladder]] and the rectum. | ||
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| + | |last=Ravich | ||
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| + | |author-link=Abraham Ravich | ||
| + | |title=Viral carcinogenesis in venereally susceptible organs | ||
| + | |journal=Cancer | ||
| + | |date=1971-06 | ||
| + | |volume=27 | ||
| + | |issue=6 | ||
| + | |pages=1493-1496 | ||
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| + | |last=Ravich | ||
| + | |first=Abraham | ||
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| + | |author-link=Abraham Ravich | ||
| + | |title=Prophylaxis of cancer of the prostate, penis, and cervix by circumcision | ||
| + | |journal=New York State Journal of Medicine | ||
| + | |date=1951-06 | ||
| + | |volume=51 | ||
| + | |issue=12 | ||
| + | |pages=1519-1520 | ||
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| + | |last=Ravich | ||
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| + | |author-link=Abraham Ravich | ||
| + | |title=The relationship of circumcision to cancer of the prostate | ||
| + | |journal=Journal of Urology | ||
| + | |date=1942-09 | ||
| + | |volume=48 | ||
| + | |issue=3 | ||
| + | |pages=298-299 | ||
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Revision as of 10:21, 6 October 2021
Abraham Ravich, M.D.[a 1], (10 June 1899 in Slonim, Poland – December 1983 in Bal Harbor, FL, USA) was a Polish-American urologist who graduated at the Columbia University in 1912.[1][2]
Allegation history
Ravich was first to report on transmissible virus in prostate cancer, cervical cancer and bladder cancer as venereal disease. He suggested circumcision of new born males to prevent such cancers.[1]
- 1942: Abraham Ravich claims that circumcision prevents prostate cancer.
- 1951: Abraham Ravich invents claims that circumcision prevents cervical cancer in women.
- 1971: Abraham Ravich claims that circumcision prevents cancer of the bladder and the rectum.
Publications
Ravich, Abraham (1973): Preventing V.D. and cancer by circumcision. Philosophical Library. ISBN 978-0802221100.
Ravich A. Viral carcinogenesis in venereally susceptible organs. Cancer. June 1971; 27(6): 1493-1496.- Ravich A. Prophylaxis of cancer of the prostate, penis, and cervix by circumcision. New York State Journal of Medicine. June 1951; 51(12): 1519-1520.
- Ravich A. The relationship of circumcision to cancer of the prostate. Journal of Urology. September 1942; 48(3): 298-299.
See also
References
- ↑ a b
Abraham Ravich
, Prabook. Retrieved 6 October 2021. - ↑
Archives & Special Collections: Abraham Ravich
, Columbia University. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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