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Circumcision and Penile Cancer

The following list of studies show that penile cancer is not prevented by circumcision

  1. Frisch M, Friss S, Kjaer SK, Melbye M. Falling incidence of penis cancer in an uncircumcised population (Denmark 1943-90) BMJ 1995;311:1471.
  2. Wade TR, Kopf AW, Ackerman AB. Bowenoid papulosis of the penis. Cancer. Cancer 1978; 42:1890-903.
  3. Holly EA, Palefsky JM. Factors related to risk of penile cancer, new evidence from a study in the Pacific Northwest. J Natl Cancer Inst 1993; 85:2-4.
  4. Bissada NK. Post-circumcision carcinoma of the penis. I. Clinical aspects. J Urol 1986; 135:283-5.
  5. Bissada NK. Post-circumcision carcinoma of the penis: II. Surgical management. J. Surg Oncol 1988; 37:80-3.
  6. Rogus BJ. Squamous cell carcinoma in a young circumcised man. J Urol 1987; 138:861-2.
  7. Boczko S, Freed S. Penile carcinoma in circumcised males. N Y State J Med 1979; 79:1903-4.
  8. Lelter E, Lefovitis AM. Circumcision and penile carcinoma. N Y State J Med 1975; 75:1520-2.
  9. Onuigbo WL. Carcinoma of skin of penis. Br J Urol 1985; 57:465-6.
  10. Korczak D. Siegel Y, Lindner A. Verrucous carcinoma of the penis [in Hebrew], Harefuah 1989; 117:436-7.
  11. Girgis AS, Bergman H, Rosenthal H, Solomon L. Unusual penile malignancies in circumcised Jewish men. J Urol 1973; 110:696-702.
  12. Boon ME; Susant I, Tasche MJ, Kok LP. Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated male and female carcinomas in a Hindu population. The male as vector and victim.Cancer 1989; 64:559-65.