Sentences with phrase «penile cancer in»

This can be a vicious cancer if itís neglected.î According to the same AAP report mentioned earlier, ìThere is at least a threefold increased risk of penile cancer in uncircumcised men; phimosis, a condition that exists only in uncircumcised men, increases this risk further.î He adds that circumcision eliminates a source of complications for some medical procedures.

Research suggests that circumcision reduces the risk of urinary tract infections in infants by up to 90 percent and penile cancer in older men by more than 50 percent.

«Outcome of penile cancer in circumcised men» by RM Seyam in the J Urol.

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2006 Feb; 175 (2): 557 - 61 a study of 22 cases in Saudi Arabia, all circumcised, suggests that circumcision can CA — USE penile cancer.

Female partners of circumcised men do not report a lower rate of cervical cancer, 40 nor does circumcision prevent penile cancer.41 A recent study shows that the penile cancer rate is higher in the US than in Denmark, where circumcision, except among Middle - Eastern immigrant workers, is almost unheard of.42 Indeed, researchers should investigate the possibility that circumcision has actually increased the rate of these diseases.

In addition to protecting against 80 percent of cervical cancers, the new 9 - Valent human papillomavirus vaccine, which includes seven cancer causing HPV - types, has the potential to protect against nearly 19,000 other cancers diagnosed in the United States, including anal, oropharyngeal and penile cancerIn addition to protecting against 80 percent of cervical cancers, the new 9 - Valent human papillomavirus vaccine, which includes seven cancer causing HPV - types, has the potential to protect against nearly 19,000 other cancers diagnosed in the United States, including anal, oropharyngeal and penile cancerin the United States, including anal, oropharyngeal and penile cancers.

«HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the world, and is a risk factor for several cancers, including cervical, vaginal, vulvar, oropharyngeal [throat / tonsil], anal, and penile cancer,» says Eduardo L. Franco, Professor and Director of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology at McGill Univecancer,» says Eduardo L. Franco, Professor and Director of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology at McGill UniveCancer Epidemiology at McGill University.

Since HPV has been linked to anal, penile and some throat cancers in men, experts recommend that boys also get vaccinated.

But a 2008 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assessment of the U.S.'s HPV - related cancer burden found that each year the virus also likely caused about: • 7,400 cases (some 60 percent) of oral cavity and oropharynx cancer (5,700 in men; 1,700 in women) • 3,000 cases of anal cancer (1,100 in men; 1,900 in women) • 2,300 cases of vulvar cancer • 800 cases (some 40 percent) of penile cancer • 600 cases of vaginal cancer During the course of the study period (1998 to 2003), the CDC found that the rates of HPV - associated oral cavity and oropharynx cancer steadily rose about 3 percent annually.

«Circumcision has never been proven to be effective in either reducing or treating cervical cancer, penile cancer, urinary tract infections, or sexually transmitted diseases including HIV / AIDS.»

Newborn circumcision provides some protection from penile cancer, which only occurs in the foreskin.

Genital herpes has been associated with an increased risk of HIV, and HPV can cause genital warts as well as a higher risk of anal, cervical (in women), and penile cancers.