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CRC - PENILE CANCER

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Topic: Penis
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Sort Desciption: Scientists have found certain risk factors that make a man more likely to develop penile cancer. Even if a man does have one or more risk factors for penile cancer, it is impossible to know for sure how much that risk factor contributed to causing the cancer. ...

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A risk factor is anything that increases a person's chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Different cancers have different risk factors. For example, unprotected exposure to strong sunlight is a risk factor for skin cancer, and smoking is a risk factor for lung, laryngeal, esophageal, oral, and several other cancers. Scientists have found certain risk factors that make a man more likely to develop penile cancer. Even if a man does have one or more risk factors for penile cancer, it is impossible to know for sure how much that risk factor contributed to causing the cancer. On the other hand, some men who develop penile cancer have no known risk factors. Circumcision: Whether or not circumcision is a negative risk factor (if it protects against penile cancer) is a very controversial issue. Circumcision is the removal of a part or all of the foreskin at birth or later on in life. This practice has been suggested as conferring some protection against cancer of the penis by contributing to improved hygiene. However, the penile cancer risk is low in some uncircumcised populations, and the practice of circumcision is strongly associated with socio-ethnic factors which in turn are associated with lessened risk. The consensus among studies that have taken these other factors into account is that circumcision is not of value in preventing cancer of the penis. It is important that the issue of circumcision not distract the public's attention from avoiding known penile cancer risk factors -- having unprotected sexual relations with multiple partners (increasing the likelihood of human papillomavirus infection) and cigarette smoking. ...

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