Have him wear a belly band. Get a couple vet opinions re: the real likelihood of cancer, etc. Our vet said that though those things can happen it's very rare and with human cancers one can never say with 100% certainty what actually caused it. Also, ask yourself...have you ever met anyone's dog that had that type of cancer? Our vet also said that unless one gets it done at a very early age (generally earlier than most vets like to do it) behavior changes are minimal. Once it's done and someone has a mellow dog a year after the fact, can't say that the dog wouldn't have been mellow without the surgery. They won't chase females if they aren't exposed in females in heat.
Though I have girl dogs now, growing up and until about fifteen years ago I always had male dogs, none were ever neutered, none ever died or got sick from not being neutered, no worse for the wear, none ever marked in the house, none ever chased/whined for a female (because they were never around in heat females), none ever bred with any females, none were aggressive...in fact comparing males to females, the males are (in my experience) so much easier.
Neutering/spaying is a personal choice and only one that you can decide what is best for you, your situation, your dog.
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