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Living with Penile Cancer

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Men with penile cancer usually undergo surgical treatment that may be mutilating with part or all of the penis being removed. The functional and psychological consequences of such surgery are superimposed upon those feelings that are experienced by all men and women, who suffer from cancer. Chief amongst these are changes in voiding and sexual function together with significant issues relating to masculinity.

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  1. Pyrah Department of Urology, St. James University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, Leeds, UK

    Ian Eardley MA, MChir, FRCS, FEBU, FECSM

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Eardley, I. (2016). Living with Penile Cancer. In: Muneer, A., Horenblas, S. (eds) Textbook of Penile Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33220-8_21

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