A father with terminal cancer who had two-thirds of his penis “chopped off” has defied doctors’ “bleak” 12-month prognosis after undergoing “radical” treatment. Patrick Howard, 65, who is retired and lives with his 59-year-old wife Laura in Liverpool, Merseyside, was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in October 2018 and underwent a procedure to remove his prostate.

When he noticed itching and redness on his penis in April 2020, a specialist later confirmed in the October it was an “aggressive” form of penile cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), and his diagnosis is terminal. Patrick jokingly said to Laura “surely they’re not going to chop it off?”, but his consultant said a penectomy was the best course of treatment, and he had two-thirds – approximately four inches – of his p

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