• Question: Can you get penis cancer.

    Asked by i0great0scientist to Vicky on 10 Nov 2013.
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      Vicky Forster answered on 10 Nov 2013:

      Hello!

      Yes, unfortunately some people do get penis cancer. In the UK, around 500 men are diagnosed each year with penis cancer, out of around 300,000 people who are diagnosed each year with any type of cancer. So only 0.17% of cancer diagnoses are penis cancer, making it one of the rarest forms of cancer.

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    lkelk12 commented on :

    what is the difference betweeen prostate cancer and penis cancer

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      Vicky commented on :

      Hi Ikelk12 – That is a good question. Firstly prostate cancer is far more common than penis cancer – there are around 40,000 men diagnosed with it each year, compared to only 500 with penis cancer. The prostate is a gland which produces semen – it is behind the bit of the penis that you can see from the outside, and isn’t really considered part of the penis itself.

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    pugsrule commented on :

    really i didn ‘t no that or that there even was penis cancer

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    wilkojack commented on :

    What is the most common form of cancer in men?

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      Vicky commented on :

      Hi wilkojack – good question.
      The most common form of cancer in men is prostate cnacer, with around 40,000 men a year in the UK being diagnosed. The second most common cancer is lung cancer, with around 23,000 men being diagnosed a year. Prostate cancer and lung cancer are very different (in ways other than where the tumour is!). Prostate cancer is often very slow, and even if untreated, will take many years to cause death. Lung cancer however is much quicker and more difficult to treat sadly.