What is Penis Cancer?

What is Penis Cancer?

• Penis Cancer: A cancerous lesion that occurs on the penis.

Penis Cancer: Introduction

Types of Penis Cancer:

Broader types of Penis Cancer:

• Cancer
• Genital system cancer
• Male sexual conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Penis Cancer?

Incidence (annual) of Penis Cancer: 1,200 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate)
Incidence Rate of Penis Cancer: approx 1 in 226,666 or 0.00% or 1,200 people in USA [about data]

What causes Penis Cancer?

Causes of Penis Cancer: see causes of Penis Cancer

What are the symptoms of Penis Cancer?

Symptoms of Penis Cancer: see symptoms of Penis Cancer

Can anyone else get Penis Cancer?

Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.

Penis Cancer: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Penis Cancer.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Penis Cancer.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Penis Cancer: see treatments for Penis Cancer
Research for Penis Cancer: see research for Penis Cancer

Society issues for Penis Cancer

Hospitalization statistics for Penis Cancer: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Penis Cancer:

• 0.007% (826) of hospital consultant episodes were for malignant neoplasm of penis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 95% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of penis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of penis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 12% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of penis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of penis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 5 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of penis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Penis Cancer:

Organs and body systems related to Penis Cancer include:

• Penis

Name and Aliases of Penis Cancer

Main name of condition: Penis Cancer

Class of Condition for Penis Cancer: cancer

Penis tumor, Penile cancer, Penile tumor

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Penis Cancer:

• Bowen's disease
• Squamous cell cancer
• Circumcision
• Human papilloma virus

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