Penile cancer: diagnosis, clinical features and management
Bruce Turner Uro-oncology nurse practitioner, Department of Urology, Homerton University Hospital, London
Lawrence Drudge-Coates Uro-oncology clinical nurse specialist and honorary lecturer, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London
Sarah Henderson Uro-oncology clinical nurse specialist, St George’s Hospital, London
This article aims to provide the reader with an overview of penile cancer. The focus is on clinical and medical aspects to help nurses understand incidence, aetiology, diagnosis and treatment, to enable them educate and support patients affected by this disease. Psychological support of patients and their partners is also emphasised as the effects of penile cancer can be significant.
Nursing Standard.
27, 29, 50-57.
doi: 10.7748/ns2013.03.27.29.50.e6135
Peer review
This article has been subject to double blind peer review
Received: 22 December 2011
Accepted: 06 December 2012
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