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The American Cancer Society estimates that in the United
States about 1,290 new cases of penile cancer will be diagnosed and an
estimated 300 men will die of penile cancer in 2009. Penile cancer
occurs in about 1 man in 100,000 in the United States.
Penile cancer is very rare in North America and Europe. It
accounts for about 0.2% of cancers in men and 0.1% of cancer deaths in
men in the United States. However, penile cancer is much more common in
some parts of Africa and South America, where it accounts for up to 10%
of cancers in men.
Last Medical Review: 07/11/2008
Last Revised: 05/13/2009
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