1. Epidemiology of cancer of the penis.
- Author
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Persky L
- Subjects
- Africa, Age Factors, Asia, Canada, Circumcision, Male, Environment, Europe, Humans, Hygiene, Israel, Male, Penile Neoplasms etiology, Penile Neoplasms immunology, Phimosis complications, Sexually Transmitted Diseases complications, Smegma, Socioeconomic Factors, South America, USSR, United States, Viruses, Penile Neoplasms epidemiology
- Abstract
World-wide incidences of penile cancer are reviewed and epidemiologic factors including ciecumcision, hygiene, phimosis, smegma, irritation, infection, veneral disease, viruses, environment, race, immune response, trauma, and age are discussed. The lowest rates appear in groups practicing infant circumcision and in areas where standards of sexual hygiene are high.
- Published
- 1977
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