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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of penile cancer are [[human papillomavirus]], [[phimosis]], poor [[genital]] hygiene, Not being circumcised, weakened [[immune system]], smoking, and treatment for [[psoriasis]]. | |||
==Risk factors== | ==Risk factors== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of penile cancer include: | Common risk factors in the development of penile cancer include:<ref>Risk factors for penile cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/penile/risks/?region=ab </ref> | ||
* [[Human papillomavirus]] | * [[Human papillomavirus]] | ||
* Phimosis | * [[Phimosis]] | ||
* Poor [[genital]] hygiene | * Poor [[genital]] hygiene | ||
* Not being circumcised | * Not being circumcised | ||
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* Smoking | * Smoking | ||
* Treatment for [[psoriasis]] | * Treatment for [[psoriasis]] | ||
:* PUVA treatment: A type of therapy that uses both [[psoralen]] (P) and ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; Joel Gelman, M.D. [2], Director of the Center for Reconstructive Urology and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of California,Irvine
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of penile cancer are human papillomavirus, phimosis, poor genital hygiene, Not being circumcised, weakened immune system, smoking, and treatment for psoriasis.
Risk factors
Common risk factors in the development of penile cancer include:[1]
- Human papillomavirus
- Phimosis
- Poor genital hygiene
- Not being circumcised
- Weakened immune system
- Smoking
- Treatment for psoriasis
- PUVA treatment: A type of therapy that uses both psoralen (P) and ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation.
References
- ↑ Risk factors for penile cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/penile/risks/?region=ab