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Preston considered the matter of infant circumcision. He examined and debunked claims that male circumcision could prevent cancer of the cervix in women, cancer of the penis and cancer of the prostate in men. Preston concluded:<blockquote>
Routine circumcision of the newborn is an unnecessary procedure. It provides questionable benefits and is associated with a small but definite incidence of complications and hazards. These risks are preventable if the operation is not performed unless truly medically indicated. Circumcision of the newborn is a procedure that should no longer be considered routine.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|first=E. Noel
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|title=Whither the foreskin? A consideration of routine neonatal circumcision.
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|journal=JAMA
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|date=1970-09-14
|volume=213
|issue=11
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|pages=1853-8
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/general/preston/
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|DOI=10.1001/jama.213.11.1853
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