Prostate Cancer Detection: What You Should Know
The results
When the scientists sifted through the data, it indicated that men with Peyronie's disease have a significantly increased risk for developing cancer, including penis cancer (specifically, a 40% greater risk).
Those results may seem alarming; several men reading this have probably already checked to see if their member is bent. But it's important to remember that this study was looking at men with Peyronie's disease, not at men whose penis curves a bit but not at such an angle as to be concerning.
And even for men who do indeed have a severely bent penis, there's no cause to panic. In the first place, this is only one study; many more are needed to see if the conclusions it comes to are replicated in other studies. And while the study identifies a link, it may be more complicated than simply saying Peyronie's increases cancer risk. And even if there is an increased risk, that in no way means a man with a bent penis is sure to get cancer.Cancer menace has pushed the world health and research institutions to task on how to combat it and eradicate its growing prevalence across the globe. In 2015 cancer was the leading cause of death leading to over 8 million deaths worldwide. With prostate cancer occupying the third position in all cancer-related deaths in men. What is Cancer and what is prostate cancer?
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