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olbarst Wolbarst was solely responsible for the invention of the myth that [[circumcision]] rendered males immune to [[penile cancer]].
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|title=Tuberculosis acquired through ritual circumcision
|journal=JAMA
|date=1913-7-12
|volume=61
|pages=99-102
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/holt1/
|accessdate=2020-03-30
}}</ref> Wolbarst was incensed by what he perceived as an attack on ritual circumcision, so he resolved to defend ritual circumcision by arguing that [[circumcision]] provided health benefits. Wolbarst's defense of circumcision was published in ''JAMA'' in 1914 and entitled "''Universal Circumcision as a Sanitary Measure''".<ref name="wolbarst1914">{{REFjournal
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|title=Does circumcision influence sexually transmitted diseases?: A literature review
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== Myth: protection against penile cancer ==
Wolbarst (1926) made his claim for the first time that male circumcision prevents penile cancer.<ref name="wolbarst1926!>{{REFjournal
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