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Penile Cancer

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 86203

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many men have been diagnosed with penile cancer by age in the last 12 months.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The latest available data that can be broken down by age reports 676 recorded cases of penile cancer in 2022. Data is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/cancer-registration-statistics/england-2022

The ‘Cancer Registration Statistics, England 2023’ indicates 634 diagnoses of penile cancer in 2023. However, age-specific data is not yet available. Data is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/cancer-registration-statistics/england-2023

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