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Penile cancer?

For over a year I've had some changes in my penis. I've developed raised growths on my penis head that are circular and kind of wide. My penis looks odd now, it looks somewhat deformed. I don't know what they are but these growths are hard, my penis head has also become hard in general. My penis head is now hard when flaccid and when erect. It feels weird. My biggest fear is that this is penile cancer. I'm only 19 and I'm not sexually active nor have I ever been so I know that this isn't an STD. I don't know what else this could be other than cancer. I have phimosis and these growths have made retracting my foreskin even harder. I've been to an urologist and he wants to put me to sleep while he does a biopsy and he may circumcise me. I don't know whether I should go through with it or not but it seems like the only way to find out what's wrong. Any advice?

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Extremely unlikely to be penile cancer.  However, it is in your best interest to get checked out.  Skin changes on the penis is one of the symptoms. But again, you are not the normal demographic and it is very unlikely.  https://www.webmd.com/cancer/penile-cancer-overview#1

Since you have been to a urologist and they recommend a biopsy, I would do it.  I agree that it sounds scary. But it's the only way to know. They would not recommend that if there was no chance of being a possible cause of your symptoms.  So, unfortunately, I think you really need to do the biopsy.  You won't even remember it as you will be fast asleep.  

Let me know what happens.
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