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Penile cancer

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Sort Desciption: of penile cancer, or notice anything unusual. about your penis, don't delay. ... Cancer of the penis is rare. With early detection, the chances of complete ...

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Penile cancer usually arises under the foreskin, which covers the end of the penis in men who have not been circumcised. Typical signs are: a red, velvety patch a raw area which may have a smelly discharge a wart-like growth swollen lymph nodes (grape-sized hard nodules under the skin crease at the top of the leg). This is a less common symptom. Who is at risk? Men who cannot (or do not) wash under their foreskins regularly. Many sufferers from penile cancer have a scarred foreskin which cannot be retracted for washing. Uncircumcised men should wash daily under the foreskin to help prevent penile cancer. Men with viral infections of the genitals such as some specific types of the wart virus. Men over 40 (penile cancer is rare in the under-40s). Very few circumcised men develop penile cancer. Where to go for help A delay in seeking medical advice would allow a penile cancer to become more advanced. If you have any of the symptoms of penile cancer, or notice anything unusual about your penis, dont delay. Go to either: your own GP; or your local NHS sexual health (GUM) clinic. You can find details of your nearest NHS sexual health clinic in the phone book under genito-urinary medicine (GUM), sexually transmitted diseases (STD) or venereal diseases (VD). Or phone your local hospital and ask for the special or GUM clinic. Or check our Lovelife web site (www.lovelife.uk.com) for a directory of GUM clinics in the UK. You will get ...

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