Cancer of the penis:Symptoms of penile cancer

Several number of men are being diagnosed with cancer of the penis.the number of diagnoses has soared by 20 per cent in the last 30 years, according to new figures.
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