Experts believe the main reasons for the increase may be changes in sexual behaviour, greater exposure to sexually transmitted HPV (human papilloma virus) and decreasing rates of childhood circumcision.
HPV-related genital warts are associated with a six-fold risk of penile cancer and the incidence of them has rapidly increased in men between 1970 to 2009, with a 30 per cent rise during 2000–2009.
Cancer charities are now urging men to be aware of symptoms of the disease - which are often confused with signs of a sexually transmitted infection.Penile cancer has a high cure rate if detected early.
Research shows that men who smoke are more likely to get penile cancer.
Some symptoms of penile cancer:
- A painless lump or ulcer on the penis that doesn't heal
- Bleeding
- A red rash under the foreskin
- Flat growths of brownish colour
- Difficulty in drawing back the foreskin
- Unusual smelling discharge from under the foreskin
- Unexplained change in colour of the skin
- Swollen lymph nodes in your groin area
For more information on penile cancer please visit: http://www.orchid-cancer.org.uk/Penile-Cancer
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