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around penis cancer, as the disease is often mistaken by GPs and sexual-health nurses for a sexually transmitted infection (STI).Penis cancer affects around 700 men every year, and can be cured if the disease is caught early, with little impact on sex life.Shocking figures show that half of all cases are diagnosed too late, when it’s impossible to save the organ.Meanwhile, a fifth of patients die from the disease.It’s common for doctors to misdiagnose penile cancer, identifying the initial symptoms, including small lesions or red patches, as an STI.Arie Parnham, consultant urological surgeon at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, told the Daily Mail: “This is a relatively rare cancer, so most GPs will see it only two or three times in their career.“What's more, there are loads of relatively harmless diseases that lead to red patches on the penis which aren't cancer, so doctors really have to know what to look for.”Want the Daily Star's sexiest stories news straight to your inbox?

Sign up to our daily Hot Topics newsletter HEREThe surgeon, among many in his field, are calling for better education surrounding penile cancer.Marc Lucky, consultant urologist and surgeon at Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, added: “This disease is killing men every year, but we never talk about it.“The NHS needs to do more to ensure these patients are diagnosed and treated early.”Around half of all cases are linked to the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection that can trigger a range of other cancers, including cervical cancer.Around eight in 10 people will be infected by the virus at some point in their life.HPV lives harmlessly in thin, flat cells called epithelial cells -.

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