Penile cancer prevention and screening

Penile cancer most often occurs in men over 40 years old, accounting for 6-8% of all cancers. The disease has serious consequences for men's reproductive health. Therefore, if penile cancer is detected early, it can be promptly intervened.

Cancer is the most haunting disease for both doctors, specialists and patients. Although, science and technology and advances in the treatment of incurable diseases have developed. Penile cancer is a rare disease in men, but the consequences that this disease leaves are extremely serious. Penile cancer is a disease that occurs in men, usually arising in the groove of the glans or on the glans and quickly causing the foreskin to not be pulled up anymore. The cancer has metastasized by lymphatic route to the inguinal and retroscrotal lymph nodes. 70%-80% of penile cancers require amputation.
As such, the disease has ominous consequences on men's fertility and quality of life. The lymph nodes are often very swollen, tender and painful at first due to infection. Then the lymph nodes are enlarged, hard, and non-motile. The lymph nodes can spread to the skin and ulcerate, sometimes deep down, into the blood vessels, causing a lot of bleeding.

There are many factors that cause penile cancer. However, the most common is due to narrowing of the foreskin, genital warts, and unhealthy sex.
2.1 Foreskin stenosis The stenosis of the foreskin has the highest incidence and is the most common. Although narrowing of the foreskin does not cause cancer directly, it creates conditions for chronic inflammation of the foreskin and glans mucosa. The narrow foreskin makes it difficult for the patient to clean the foreskin, causing white fluid and residue to accumulate in it. The inflammatory process that lasts for many years causes the mucosal cells to mutate into cancer.
2.2 Genital warts Occurs when the penis is not cleaned properly, causing a thick layer of mucus to form, causing cancer. In addition, due to diseases such as cystitis , there are benign tumors in the penis (such as hemangiomas). Genital warts is one of the inflammatory diseases of the penis, usually found in the foreskin, the foreskin and the body of the penis, sometimes seen in the mouth of the flute, the first part of the anterior urethra, the skin of the scrotum. Genital warts are often difficult to detect because it does not cause pain in the patient. 15% of people with this disease have tumors that develop towards cell dysplasia, breaking the basement membrane has a very high risk of becoming precancerous.
2.3 Unhealthy sex The concept of "love" is not healthy here we need to understand from many different angles including having sex with many partners, having sex with people of unknown background, hygiene Before and after sex has not been paid attention to, use of lubricating products, and poor quality sex tools. Having sex with many partners is also known as a factor that increases your risk of diseases such as gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis...

Symptoms in the disease are very diverse, but thanks to being able to observe and detect with the naked eye, it is possible to intervene early to limit the progression of the disease. When the patient shows the following symptoms, they should go to the hospital for examination such as:
Commonly seen are small warts, easy to bleed when cleaning or having sex. It takes the form of a white or pink patch on the penis. Many patients subjectively assume that these signs are of sexually transmitted diseases, so they do not see a doctor, which would be a mistake. 3.1 Early stage At an early stage, if the disease is detected early, the treatment will be highly effective because the patient can detect the signs of the disease with the naked eye. At the beginning of the disease, there are manifestations such as:
Change in skin color in the genitals. There is a sharp or dull pain in the penis, especially after an erection or impact. The foreskin cannot be moved up, there is a lump or nodule feeling, the whole sensation of pain; papules, warts, cauliflower-like ulcers, then wider ulcers, uneven development of the margins, sharp pain and burning pain, foul-smelling discharge. Bleeding from the tip of the penis, especially after intercourse. 3.2 Middle stage At this stage, mainly the foreskin can be cut wide and preserved, but the cost of penile cancer treatment is low. At a later stage, the disease will leave more serious consequences.
Later stage, the cancer will attack on the glands and cells inside, with the expression:
The nodules get bigger, the ulcer also enlarges, deepens, the foreskin appears thin stretch, brighter. There is a tumor or sores around the foreskin. Gradually, the tumor will break the skin or necrosis on a hard background and appear like cauliflower flowers, when squeezed, have oily, cloudy, foul-smelling purulent discharge. 3.3 Late Stage Later stage (stage 3): Cancer has spread to the lymph nodes and groin (enlarged, painless inguinal lymph nodes, often seen on both sides).
Final stage: The cancer will spread throughout the penis and other distant areas, with the following manifestations: The person is thin, vomiting blood, does not want to eat. At that time, having metastases in the inguinal lymph nodes requires radiation therapy, the costs will be much higher, not to mention affecting the maintenance of fertility and affecting the marital relationship.

Yang cancer is a rare type of cancer, but not so men are subjective, the disease seriously affects their sex life, is the cause of happiness, greatly affects their ability to live. reproductive.
Therefore, men should take proactive measures to prevent prostate cancer by:
Men need to keep good hygiene for their genital organs, in young children, they need to be monitored for early detection. head for timely intervention. Use safe sex methods, especially with those who are at high risk of carrying HPV. It is necessary to thoroughly treat erosive ulcers and other benign tumors in the penis... will reduce the risk of penile cancer. Faithful monogamous relationship, use condoms of clear origin when "in love", do not have sex with subjects suspected of having the disease.
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