Cancer Mythbusters: Prostate Cancer Myths

Understanding Cancer | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer forms in the prostate, a gland located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum in males. In the United States, a man has a one in five chance of being diagnosed with this disease in his lifetime. But there are still a lot of myths and misconceptions surrounding prostate cancer, including how it’s detected and how it’s managed and treated. Today with Dr. Mark Pomerantz, a medical oncologist in the Genitourinary Cancer Treatment Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we’ll go over some of those common myths and talk about the latest treatment options for prostate cancer.