I have cared for prostate cancer patients for more than 20 years. Patients come to me with all kinds of wrong notions. Here are 10 of the most frequent misconceptions:
1. Big Prostates Are Bad
2. Prostate Cancer Causes Symptoms
3. PSA Comes From Prostate Cancer
4. 12-Core Random Prostate Biopsy Is No Big Deal
5. Every Doctor’s Main Concern Is Always for the Patient
6. All Prostate Cancer Can Be Deadly
7. Side Effects From Surgery and Radiation Are Similar
8. You Can Do Radiation After Surgery, But Not Vice Versa
9. Seed Radiation and Beam Radiation Are All the Same