 [ Symptoms ] what can i say to a friend while she is having an anxiety attack  my friend has generalized anxiety disorder and she has panic attacks pretty often once or twice a week typically and when it is the worst daily they get bad and it is pretty scary i was wondering what i can dosay to her that will stop the anxiety attack or make it less bad so she does not have to leave class she has a fear of throwing up that is often what causes the panic attacks even when she just has a stomachache she freaks out she is on treatment but it can only help so much [ Disease ] the exact cause of penile cancer is not known but there are certain risk factors for the disease a risk factor is anything that increases a person is chance of getting a disease the risk factors for cancer of the penis may include the following uncircumcision men who are not circumcised at birth have a higher risk for getting cancer of the penis human papilloma virus hpv infection hpv includes more than 100 types of viruses that can cause warts papillomas certain types of hpv can infect the reproductive organs and the anal area these types of hpv are passed from one person to another during sexual contact smoking smoking exposes the body to many cancer causing chemicals that affect more than the lungs smegma oily secretions from the skin can accumulate under the foreskin of the penis the result is a thick bad smelling substance called smegma if the penis is not cleaned thoroughly the presence of smegma can cause irritation and inflammation phimosis this is a condition in which the foreskin becomes constricted and difficult to retract treatment for psoriasis the skin disease psoriasis is sometimes treated with a combination of medication and exposure to ultraviolet light which may increase a person is risk for penile cancer age over half of the cases of penile cancer occur in men over age 68