April 5, 2022 Yesterday Intact America board member Marilyn Milos wrote a column to answer a mother's question about circumcision as a preventative measure against penile cancer. [1] Milos's response is full of false and misleading statements. Milos began by providing the key statistics about penile cancer, based on estimates by the American Cancer Society. [2] She compared them to the statisics for breast cancer, concluding "despite the higher incidence of breast cancer, no

Published: January 31, 2019 Revised: February 11, 2023 One of the medical benefits of newborn circumcision is a lower lifetime risk of penile cancer. A secondary benefit is a lower risk of cervical cancer for female sexual partners. In an attempt to nullify these benefits, circumcision opponents have referred to the American Cancer Society, implying that the respected health organization has declared that the procedure has no protective benefits against cancer. Intactivists h