Circumcision Myths & Facts: Difference between revisions

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- MYTH: Circumcision prevents penile cancer

- FACT: In a letter to the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the American Cancer Society stated that it "does not consider routine circumcision to be a valid or effective measure to prevent [penile or cervical] cancers. ...Penile cancer rates in countries which do not practice circumcision are lower than those found in the U.S."<ref>{{REFweb

- FACT: In a letter to the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the American Cancer Society stated that it "does not consider routine (non-therapeutic) circumcision to be a valid or effective measure to prevent [penile or cervical] cancers. ...Penile cancer rates in countries which do not practice circumcision are lower than those found in the U.S."<ref>{{REFweb

|url=http://www.cancer.org/cancer/penilecancer/detailedguide/penile-cancer-prevention

|title=Can penile cancer be prevented?

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- MYTH: [[Intact]] kids will get teased in the locker room.

- FACT: These days nearly 50% of boys nationwide are left intact - so the [[circumcised]] boys may be just as likely to get teased.<ref name="rabin2010" />

- FACT: These days nearly 50% of boys nationwide are left intact — so the [[circumcised]] boys may be just as likely to get teased.<ref name="rabin2010" />

- FINAL FACT: I'm not here to make judgement. [[Circumcision]] is a big decision - and an irreversible one. Do your homework and make the right decision for you and your boy.

- FINAL FACT: I'm not here to make judgement. [[Circumcision]] is a big decision — and an irreversible one. Do your homework and make the right decision for you and your boy.

* [[Foreskin Care for Boys]]

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 - MYTH: Circumcision prevents penile cancer
-- FACT: In a letter to the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the American Cancer Society stated that it "does not consider routine circumcision to be a valid or effective measure to prevent [penile or cervical] cancers. ...Penile cancer rates in countries which do not practice circumcision are lower than those found in the U.S."<ref>{{REFweb
+- FACT: In a letter to the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the American Cancer Society stated that it "does not consider routine (non-therapeutic) circumcision to be a valid or effective measure to prevent [penile or cervical] cancers. ...Penile cancer rates in countries which do not practice circumcision are lower than those found in the U.S."<ref>{{REFweb
   |url=http://www.cancer.org/cancer/penilecancer/detailedguide/penile-cancer-prevention
   |title=Can penile cancer be prevented?
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 - MYTH: [[Intact]] kids will get teased in the locker room.
-- FACT: These days nearly 50% of boys nationwide are left intact - so the [[circumcised]] boys may be just as likely to get teased.<ref name="rabin2010" />
+- FACT: These days nearly 50% of boys nationwide are left intact — so the [[circumcised]] boys may be just as likely to get teased.<ref name="rabin2010" />
-- FINAL FACT: I'm not here to make judgement. [[Circumcision]] is a big decision - and an irreversible one. Do your homework and make the right decision for you and your boy.
+- FINAL FACT: I'm not here to make judgement. [[Circumcision]] is a big decision — and an irreversible one. Do your homework and make the right decision for you and your boy.
 {{SEEALSO}}
 * [[Foreskin Care for Boys]]