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Cancer of the penis is infrequent in developed countries, accounting for less than 0.5% of all male cancers. Probably the highest risk areas are in parts of Africa. For example, in East Uganda and Kenya in the 1960s, cancer of the penis accounted for 12% of all registered cancers in males. Differences were observed between tribal groups and were attributed to circumcision practices. The protective effect of circumcision is further supported by the very low risk among Jews (0.1% of all male cancers) and the lower rates of Muslims in Bombay (traditionally circumcised) as compared to Hindus in the same area who are not. In Paraguay (South America) penile cancer is common, although exact statistics are not available.
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Hanham, I.W.F., Bosch, F. (1982). Cancer of the Penis. In: Sherman, C.D., Hossfeld, D.K., Love, R.R., Bosch, F.X. (eds) Manual of Clinical Oncology. UICC International Union Against Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97267-6_28
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