It’s everyone’s worst nightmare.
Penile cancer is on the rise worldwide, with a staggering 77 percent increase in the next 26 years, according to a shocking new study. BBC
British news coverage in Germany increased by 50% between 1961 and 2012, with the UK showing the biggest increase.
“While the incidence and mortality of penile cancer have increased in developing countries, the incidence of penile cancer has increased in most European countries,” said researchers from Sun Yat-sen University in China, in an extensive analysis of 43 recent data. Countries.
Brazil has the highest rate of penile cancer in the world, after Uganda.
In the year Between 2012 and 2022, 21,000 cases of penile cancer were reported in Brazil, and 4,000 men were diagnosed with the disease.
Another 6500 people of the country were forced to have their fathers amputated.
Brazilian doctors believe that HPV is low [human papillomavirus] Vaccination rates are contributing to rising numbers.
Mauricio Denner Cordeiro of the Brazilian Urology Association says HPV is “one of the risk factors” for penile cancer.
“Despite the availability of the vaccine in Brazil, the HPV vaccination rate is low for girls – only 57% – and for boys it does not exceed 40%,” he told the BBC. “The best coverage to prevent the disease is 90%.”
Meanwhile, other doctors have weighed in on what you can do to lower your risk.
Dr Neil Barber, Clinical Lead Urology at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Established risk factors include unsafe sex, particularly not using a condom.
He said cases were mainly seen in uncircumcised patients.
Meanwhile, other doctors say penile cancer is more common in men in their 60s, and the aging population is also contributing to the number of cases.
Men who experience changes in discharge, penile color, or libido should see their doctor, as early detection is key to avoiding amputation.
However, despite the huge increase in diagnoses worldwide, men can rest relatively easy as cancer is still one of the diseases.
In Uganda, between 2008 and 2012, the incidence of penile cancer was 2.2 per 100,000 men, while in Brazil it was 2.1 per 100,000 men.