Cancer of the penis is one of the rarest. One in 100,000 men is affected each year in Western countries. However, in recent years the numbers have increased by 20-25%. Older men are at greater risk of contracting the disease.
Among the treatments, partial amputation of the penis is recommended in 48% of cases, excision of the tumor in 22.8% and for 13.4% of patients, it is necessary to proceed with a total amputation of the sex.
Amputation doubles the chances of survival
A extensive investigation conference conducted by American, Brazilian, Spanish, Italian and Hungarian researchers, was presented at the 33rd Congress of the European Association of Urology in Copenhagen. Scientists looked at the records of 425 patients treated between 2010 and 2016.
Results, a quarter of the men for whom amputation was necessary. However, this treatment doubles the chances of survival. The reasons are various. The first, the patient’s refusal. For some, amputation is “worse than the disease”.
In the other half of the cases, the doctors simply do not offer the penectomy, due to lack of training. To remedy this, some countries are starting to set up specialized centers to increase patient cure rates. According to the British study, the United Kingdom now has 10 establishments.
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