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A member asked:
Does not cleaning under your foreskin cause penile cancer?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Maybe: Are you circumcised? Penile cancer is much much more prevalent in uncircumcised males especially if hygiene is not a priority.
Answered 11/20/2011
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ON THE CONTRARY: Peancernile cancer is related to a combination of being uncircumcised and poor personal hygene. Uncircumcised men with poor personal hygene, especially if they have phimosis (tight foreskin) are at significant risk to develop penile cancer. Cleaning under the foreskin regularly virtually removes any risk of penile cancer. Penile cancer is virtually unknown in scandinavia where hygene is excellent.
Answered 2/25/2012
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Certainly predispose: Almost all cases of penile cancer are due to a combination of being uncircumcised plus poor hygiene. Inabilty to retract foreskin increases risk of poor hygiene and penile cancer. There is visrtually no penile cancer in scandinavia, where few men are circumcised and level of hygiene, in cluding cleaning under foreskin, is high.
Answered 2/18/2012
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My sons penis has been sensitive. Now (14y) my foreskin doesn't cover the glans fully and that cause pain to glans when it touches the boxers, there's smegma on my penis when I retract. Cannot clean due to pain when touched and water doesnt remove it?
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Well I have a lot of dry smegma on top my pearly penile papules n it hurts to clean . N my foreskin sometimes hurts to pull bak when erected?
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