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Removing 30% of my penis saved my life – this is why I let the surgery be filmed

www.bbc.com·Catherine Lyst·6 months ago
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Catherine Lyst BBC Scotland

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Alastair Munro is encouraging men to get checked out by a GP as soon as they see anything that doesn't seem right

When Alastair Munro noticed a small lump on his penis was starting to get bigger he suspected he was dealing with something serious.

He put off going to the doctor for about six weeks but as soon as the GP saw him he was told it was likely to be cancer.

"It was quite a bold thing to say," Alastair, 49, said. "I was shocked. He couldn't say 100% but he thought it was cancer.

"A week later the urologist at Raigmore said the same thing.…

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