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'''Radiation therapy'''<ref>Treatment of penile cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/penile/treatment/?region=ab </ref> | '''Radiation therapy'''<ref>Treatment of penile cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/penile/treatment/?region=ab </ref> | ||
* [[Radiation therapy]] may be used in men who wish to preserve the [[penis]]. | * [[Radiation therapy]] may be used in men who wish to preserve the [[penis]]. | ||
* | * Radiation therapy may be given before surgery to shrink the [[tumour]]. | ||
* | * Radiation therapy may be given after [[surgery]] to destroy [[cancer cells]] left behind and to reduce the risk of the cancer recurring. | ||
* Radiation therapy may be used to relieve symptoms of advanced cancer. | * Radiation therapy may be used to relieve symptoms of advanced cancer. | ||
* | * [[External beam radiotherapy]] and [[brachytherapy]] are the 2 main types of radiation therapy used to treat penile cancer. | ||
* Brachytherapy is used most often for the treatment of carcinoma of penis that are less than 4 cm. | |||
'''Chemotherapy''' | '''Chemotherapy''' | ||
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* It may be given after surgery to destroy [[cancer cells]] left behind and to reduce the risk of the cancer recurring. | * It may be given after surgery to destroy [[cancer cells]] left behind and to reduce the risk of the cancer recurring. | ||
* Chemotherapy may be used to relieve symptoms of advanced cancer. | * Chemotherapy may be used to relieve symptoms of advanced cancer. | ||
* Both topical chemotherapy and systemic chemotherapy are used to treat | * Both topical chemotherapy and systemic chemotherapy are used to treat carcinoma of penis. | ||
* Topical chemotherapy is used for the treatment of [[carcinoma in situ]]. | |||
'''Biological therapy''' | '''Biological therapy''' | ||
* [[Biological therapy]] uses natural or manufactured substances to kill, control or change the behaviour of [[cancer cells]]. | * [[Biological therapy]] uses natural or manufactured substances to kill, control, or change the behaviour of [[cancer cells]]. | ||
* Biological therapy may be used to treat: | * Biological therapy may be used to treat: | ||
:* [[Precancerous]] conditions of the penis | :* [[Precancerous]] conditions of the penis | ||
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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
The predominant therapy for penile cancer is surgical resection. Adjunctive chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and biological therapy may be required.
Medical Therapy
Radiation therapy[1]
- Radiation therapy may be used in men who wish to preserve the penis.
- Radiation therapy may be given before surgery to shrink the tumour.
- Radiation therapy may be given after surgery to destroy cancer cells left behind and to reduce the risk of the cancer recurring.
- Radiation therapy may be used to relieve symptoms of advanced cancer.
- External beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy are the 2 main types of radiation therapy used to treat penile cancer.
- Brachytherapy is used most often for the treatment of carcinoma of penis that are less than 4 cm.
Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy may be used with or without radiation therapy when the cancer cannot be removed by surgery.
- It may be given before surgery to shrink a tumour.
- It may be given after surgery to destroy cancer cells left behind and to reduce the risk of the cancer recurring.
- Chemotherapy may be used to relieve symptoms of advanced cancer.
- Both topical chemotherapy and systemic chemotherapy are used to treat carcinoma of penis.
- Topical chemotherapy is used for the treatment of carcinoma in situ.
Biological therapy
- Biological therapy uses natural or manufactured substances to kill, control, or change the behaviour of cancer cells.
- Biological therapy may be used to treat:
- Precancerous conditions of the penis
- Carcinoma in situ
References
- ↑ Treatment of penile cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/penile/treatment/?region=ab