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Guidelines on Penile Cancer

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Last updated:1st Mar 2023
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EAU-ASCO Collaborative Guidelines on Penile Cancer - European Association of Urology (EAU) / American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)


The European Association of Urology (EAU) - American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Guidelines on Penile Cancer provide up-to-date information on the diagnosis and management of penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

Penile cancer has a significant impact on quality of life (QoL) in many ways. Patients not only suffer the psychological and emotional stress of a cancer diagnosis and what that means for the rest of their lives, but also the psychological impact and stigma of cancer on an intimate part of the body. The treatments also cause significant physical and emotional changes, resulting in feelings of mutilation, loss of masculinity and coping with the impact on voiding and sexual function, which in turn can result in relationship breakdowns and withdrawal from society. Long-term managing lymphoedema also presents a challenge for many of these men.


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