Epidemiology and Risk Factors For Penile Cancer

Penile cancer continues to be a significant public health concern in developing nations.  Lack of male neonatal circumcision has been identified as a risk factor, which can dramatically reduce penile cancer rates.  In countries where circumcision is widely performed, penile cancer incidences represent as low as <0.1% of malignancies.  Public health campaigns need to focus on increasing neonatal circumcision amongst other factors.

Source: Updates on the epidemiology and risk factors for penile cancer by Antoin Douglawi, Timothy A. Masterson Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.  Published in Translational Andrology and Urology;

Submitted Jan 09, 2017; Accepted for publication May 03, 2017.