Carcinoma of the penis medical therapy

Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [mailto:mgibson@perfuse.org] Phone:617-632-7753; Joel Gelman, M.D. [mailto:jgelman@uci.edu], Director of the Center for Reconstructive Urology and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of   California,Irvine

Overview
There are several treatment options for penile cancer, depending on staging. They include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and biological therapy.

Radiation and Chemotherapy
Radiation therapy is usually used adjuvantly with surgery to reduce the risk of recurrence. With earlier stages of penile cancer, a combination of topical chemotherapy and less invasive surgery may be used. More advanced stages of penile cancer usually require a combination of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.