I didn't find a thread similar to this, so I thought I'd post it.
All info taken from Wikipedia:
[B]Basic Info[/B]
Penile cancer is a malignant growth found on the skin or in the tissues of the penis. A Squamous cell carcinoma usually originating in the glans or foreskin is by far the most common type, occurring in 9 out of 10 cases. Penile cancer is very rare in Europe and North America, occurring in about one in 100,000 men in the latter. It accounts for 0.2% of cancers and 0.1% of deaths from cancer amongst males in the United States. However, in some parts of Africa and South America it accounts for up to 10% of cancers in men.
[B]Symptoms[/B]
Redness, irritation. A sore on the penis or a lump on the penis. Anyone with these symptoms should consult a doctor immediately, if not, just shoot yaself.
[B]Staging[/B]
Like many malignancies, penile cancer can spread to other parts of the body. It is usually a primary malignancy, the initial place from which a cancer spreads in the body. Much less often it is a secondary malignancy, one in which the cancer has spread to the penis from elsewhere. Doctors use the extent of metastasis to estimate what stage the disease is in, to aid in treatment decisions and prognosis. The stages are assessed as follows:
[I]Stage I[/I] - Cancer has only affected the glans and/or foreskin.
[I]Stage II[/I] - Cancer has spread to the shaft of the penis.
[I]Stage III[/I] - Cancer has affected the penis and surrounding lymph nodes.
[I]Stage IV[/I] - Cancer has moved beyond the groin area to other parts of the body.
[I]Recurrent[/I] - Cancer that has returned after treatment.
[B]Treatment[/B]
There are several treatment options for penile cancer, depending on staging. They include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and biological therapy. The most common treatment is one of five types of surgery:
[I]Wide local excision[/I] - The tumor and some surrounding healthy tissue are removed
[I]Microsurgery[/I] - Surgery performed with a microscope is used to remove the tumor and as little healthy tissue as possible
[I]Laser surgery[/I] - laser light is used to burn or cut away cancerous cells
[I]Circumcision[/I] - cancerous foreskin is removed
[I]Amputation (penectomy)[/I] - a partial or total removal of the penis, and possibly the associated lymph nodes. This is the most common and effective treatment.
Radiation therapy is usually used adjuvantly with surgery to reduce the risk of recurrence. With earlier stages of penile cancer, a combination of topical chemotherapy and less invasive surgery may be used. More advanced stages of penile cancer usually require a combination of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
Prognosis can range considerably for patients, depending where on the scale they have been staged. Generally speaking, the earlier the cancer is diagnosed, the better the prognosis. The overall 5-year survival rate for all stages of penile cancer is about 50%
[B]Risk factors[/B]
The exact cause of penile cancer is unknown. The American Cancer Society provides the following as risk factors for penile cancer: human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, smoking, smegma, phimosis, treatment of psoriasis with UV light, age, and AIDS. The other etiologic factor most commonly associated with penile carcinoma is poor hygiene. There is some evidence that lichen sclerosus (also known as balanitis xerotica obliterans) may also be a risk factor.
[B]Pictures[/B]
Here are some disguisting and disturbing pics for you to enjoy:
[media]http://www.airahospital.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/penis-cancer.jpg[/media]
[media]http://www.pinpointmedical.com/uploads/images/276A.png[/media]
[media]http://www.scielo.br/img/revistas/ibju/v32n2/2a02f05.jpg[/media]
Oh my christ :ohdear:
Yep, it's true.
Oh, alright then.
:barf::barf::barf::barf::barf::barf:
These are the types of threads that :bees: would shine in.
Holy fuck at those pictures.
I'd prefer prostate cancer.
:ohdear:
Should I also post urethral cancer?
[QUOTE=Ginteru;18218028]Should I also post urethral cancer?[/QUOTE]
Eyeball cancer.
Did you know that bladder and urethral cancer does exist?
Also, anal cancer exists too :barf:
[QUOTE=Ginteru;18218085]Did you know that bladder and urethral cancer does exist?
Also, anal cancer exists too :barf:[/QUOTE]
There's a cancer for just about everything. Yes, even bone cancer.
[QUOTE=Ginteru;18217948
[B]Pictures[/B]
Here are some disguisting and disturbing pics for you to enjoy:
[media]http://www.airahospital.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/penis-cancer.jpg[/media]
[media]http://www.pinpointmedical.com/uploads/images/276A.png[/media]
[media]http://www.scielo.br/img/revistas/ibju/v32n2/2a02f05.jpg[/media][/QUOTE]
[img]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4344/1253088404518.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Amez;18218146][img]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4344/1253088404518.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Laughed so hard I nearly spit coke all over my keyboard and monitor.
Oh dear god what the christ!
:barf:
Fuck this.
:suicide:
I wish I had a dick tumor, imagine how big your dick could get. :smug:
I'm so happy there's nothing wrong with my penis.
I didn't click the pics, :smug:
[QUOTE=Nintendo-Guy;18218720]I didn't click the pics, :smug:[/QUOTE]
be a man and look at the delicious tissue.
Best thread ever.
really, you would think they would see a doctor long before it got that bad.
i clicked the first pic and i :barf:
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;18218337]Glad I am cut and can't get this. :smug:[/QUOTE]
So you don't have a penis anymore?
It's sad that I've seen so many shock pictures that none of those pictures even made me flinch.
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