1.   ...penile cancer.

2.   But cases of penile cancer and phimosis are so rare, opponents argue, that circumcision is not warranted.

3.   Some doctors have long believed it decreases the risk of infections, sexually transmitted diseases and the risk of penile cancer.

4.   With penile cancer, their findings were similar.

5.   Some evidence also suggests the procedure can reduce the risk of the rare penile cancer.

6.   Branco said that penile cancer was directly attributable to a lack of proper hygiene and affects mainly poor, uneducated communities.

7.   The state has the highest rate of penile cancer in the country, said cancer hospital director Joaquim Branco.