Penile Cancer: His name is John (name changed). He is over 63 years old. His country is Brazil. John was a government employee there. He retired some time ago. After retiring from office, he is leading a dignified life.. He takes a balanced diet. He exercises every day. There are no bad habits and during this process he noticed a pimple-like growth on his penis. At first John didn't take it too seriously. After that he consulted the doctors. They tested it and found it to be excess skin. Medicines were prescribed and sent. Medicines were used but were of no use. It had a profound effect on John's married life. He was deprived of sexual pleasure with his wife. After going around the doctors for five years, John's problem was not solved even though he used the prescribed medicines.
But in 2023 John underwent advanced tests on the advice of a doctor and was diagnosed with penile cancer in medical terms. Part of John's penis was amputated as part of the treatment for the disease. This cancer is very rare. Recently such cases have increased. Due to not receiving treatment at the right time, deaths are also taking place. According to the latest studies, 2.1 out of 100,000 men in Brazil suffer from this type of cancer. Brazil's Ministry of Health reports 21,000 cases between 2012 and 2022. More than four thousand of them died.
More than 6,500 men have had to have their penis removed in the past decade. According to this, it is said that once in every two days, the doctors conducted an operation related to this disease. In Brazil's poorest state, Maran Havao, 6.1 per 100,000 men suffer from penile cancer. Doctors say that if there is a sore on the penis, it should be considered as this type of cancer. It is said that there is no need to fear that it is cancer if such sores occur at the same time. In such cases of cancer, a bad smell comes from the wound on the penis. How much the wound is reduced. If these symptoms are identified first, then the affected part can be removed by operation. Or there is a chance of recovery by radio and chemotherapy. If left untreated, there is a risk of having to remove the entire penis. If not removed, it can grow and cause the removal of testicles and other genital organs.
After contracting penile cancer, John had his penis partially removed in January. However, his urine comes out through his penis. In some cases, when the penis is completely removed, the urethral opening is moved to the perineum between the testicles and the anus. Because of this, the patient has to urinate while sitting.
In order to avoid such cancer, the penis should be kept clean. As various secretions are produced in it, they should be cleaned from time to time. If left like that it can cause bacterial infections. Doctors say that even if hygiene is followed, sometimes there is a risk of getting cancer due to human papilloma virus. In some cases, human papilloma virus can also lead to oral and penile cancers. In order to prevent human papilloma virus from growing in the body, you must take vaccines.
