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1/A painless lump or ulcer on the penis that doesn't heal
2/Bleeding
3/A red rash under the foreskin
4/Flat growths of brownish colour
5/Difficulty in drawing back the foreskin (phimosis)
6/Unusual smelling discharge from under the foreskin
7/Unexplained change in colour of the skin
8/Swollen lymph nodes in your groin area
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"1/A painless lump or ulcer on the penis that doesn't heal
2/Bleeding
3/A red rash under the foreskin
4/Flat growths of brownish colour
5/Difficulty in drawing back the foreskin (phimosis)
6/Unusual smelling discharge from under the foreskin
7/Unexplained change in colour of the skin
8/Swollen lymph nodes in your groin area
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Good post....needs to be in the media just as much as breast cancer is for women |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"1/A painless lump or ulcer on the penis that doesn't heal
2/Bleeding
3/A red rash under the foreskin
4/Flat growths of brownish colour
5/Difficulty in drawing back the foreskin (phimosis)
6/Unusual smelling discharge from under the foreskin
7/Unexplained change in colour of the skin
8/Swollen lymph nodes in your groin area
Good post....needs to be in the media just as much as breast cancer is for women"
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Thank you for raising awareness, difficult subject and very sensitive one with the gents...
Wives, girlfriends and lovers should keep an eye on the health of such a precious instrument and encourage visit to GP or GUM asap.
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"Was there any indication as to why it's on the increase? "
It's still a relatively rare cancer in the UK; In 1993-95 the incidence rate range was 1.2 - 1.6 per 100,000 males, whilst in 2008-10 it was 1.3 - 2.0 per 100,000.
Overall, it occurs in less than 1 in every 100,000 men each year in Europe. However, it is more common in some areas of Asia, Africa and South America.
US rates for 2010:
First number total cancers, second number HPV attributable, third number HPV 16 / 18 attributable (estimated).
Penis 1046 400 300
Rare below the age of 40, more common in the over 60s.
More common in smokers due to the effect of smoking on the immune system, or if you have an impaired immune system due to drugs (steroids or immunosuppressants) or concurrent illness e,g, HIV, Cushing's disease etc.
More common with multiple sexual partners; 2 or more sexual partners in your teens increase your risk 4 - 5 x.
Never using condoms increases the risk x 2.
HPV types 16 and 18 are implicated and would fit with the other factors above; ~ 47% men with penile cancer have concurrent infection with HPV
A review of scientific studies in healthy subjects has found carcinogenic HPV in 3.5% subjects and HPV16 in 1.3%. Men have higher prevalence of oral HPV than women.
Psoriasis treated with PUVA (drug and light therapy) increases the risk.
Invasive squamous cell carcinoma can follow fro genital warts, lichen sclerosis and lichen planus.
Some skin conditions of the foreskin are can increase the risk of having penile cancer in the future. These include a condition called erythroplasia of Queyrat and balanitis xerotica obliterans. These are both rare conditions.
Phimosis increases the risk 5 - 11 x.
Circumcision in infancy tends to be protective, in teens offers some protection but, as an adult has no effect. |
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