# Cancer of penis and clitoris

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-of-penis-and-clitoris/116152>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [June 27, 2002, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-of-penis-and-clitoris/116152 "2002-06-27T02:06:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Fornoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Fornoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fornoth)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-of-penis-and-clitoris/116152/1 "2002-06-27T02:06:58Z")

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To clarify Cecil’s last statement - a virus called the Human Papilloma Virus causes genital warts. It has also been implicated in being a factor in women getting cervical cancer, i.e. when they have tested women with cervical cancer, more often than not, they have HPV (herpes used to be implicated also, but that has been disproven). Warts that are in the foreskin of uncirc’d males are more easily missed, and therefore their female partners may not know about the warts and may choose to have unprotected sex (as opposed to “ewww! look at that wart on your penis!” I am so not having sex with you!")  
So - Cecil is right in his statement about circ vs uncirc, but not because of cleanliness per se, but more about hidden infectious lesions.

Fornoth M.D.

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-of-penis-and-clitoris/116152/2 "2002-06-27T02:13:42Z")

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Hi and welcome to the SDMB! 😃 A link to the column is appreciated.

[Can you get cancer of the penis and clitoris?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_068b.html)

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**Author:** ![Fornoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Fornoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fornoth)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-of-penis-and-clitoris/116152/3 "2002-06-27T02:20:59Z")

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Thanks dude - i will remember that!

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**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-of-penis-and-clitoris/116152/4 "2002-06-27T02:23:54Z")

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I realize that penile cancer is much rarer than cervical cancer, but have there been any studies investigating whether HPV may be a factor in penile cancer as well?

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**Author:** ![owlofcreamcheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@owlofcreamcheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlofcreamcheese)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-of-penis-and-clitoris/116152/5 "2002-06-27T02:31:55Z")

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band name!

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**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-of-penis-and-clitoris/116152/6 "2002-06-28T15:00:30Z")

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> Statistical evidence suggests that the sexual partners of uncircumcised males are more likely to contract cancer of the cervix than those whose partners have been circumcised.

hah! Take that, **Jack Dean Tyler!**