A 35-year-old member asked:
Symptoms of penile cancer include what kind of penis changes?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Ulcer, nodule: Penile cancers often occur at the junction of the glans and body. Symptoms may be thickening of the skin, uleration, bleeding, nodule formation and color chage.
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Saw a urologist who tells me not HPV or Cancer. Symptom is tickle and occasionally pain in tip of penis. Found WBC in urine under microscope. Negative STD panel. FEAR HPV induced urethritis. Doc says no. Help? Is he right?
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Likely: The doctor who has examined you and is familiar with your health is much more likely to be right than any one on this forum who has not examined you.
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A 43-year-old male asked:
43 male: 2 months of frequent urge to urinate and burning sensation on tip of penis after urinating. Urine test negative. No blood in urine. Could this be Bladder cancer? Doctor mentioned Prostatitis. Have been taking Bactrium for 3 weeks no change?
Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
Bladder cancer causes blood in urine and is painless when it starts. So it is not that. You need a good exam by a Urologist for diagnosis. Good luck
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Please let me know if there is such thing as penile cancer, cancer in the penis or that area?
Dr. R Condon Hughesanswered
Dermatopathology 43 years experience
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Could a lump on the skin of my penis be penile cancer?
Dr. Chris Kyleanswered
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A 42-year-old member asked:
What produces penile cancer how long till the penis has to be amputated?
Dr. Ravi Chauhananswered
Urology 24 years experience
Poor hygiene: Poor penile hygiene, especially in an uncircumcised male.
Amputation is required if the cancer invades the underlying tissues.
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