The biggest myths about prostate cancer – as its named most common in England
The biggest myths about prostate cancer – as its named most common in England
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Prostate cancer has become the most commonly diagnosed cancer in England, according to new analysis. Prostate Cancer UK examined NHS data, and found that in 2022, 50,751 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, surpassing the 48,531 breast cancer diagnoses. In 2023, the number of prostate cancer cases rose to 55,033, while breast cancer diagnoses decreased to 47,526.
The data also indicates a 25% rise in prostate cancer cases between 2019 and 2023. The charity attributes this increase to greater awareness of the disease, leading to more men being diagnosed at an earlier stage.Prostate cancer is often seen as an unavoidable part of ageing, especially among men, but there are many myths surrounding it that can create confusion and misinformation.
Myth 1: Prostate cancer only affects older men“One of the biggest misconceptions about prostate cancer is that many people think it is a disease of just older men, but it doesn’t just affect old men,” clarifies James. “There is obviously a link with age. Age is a risk factor, but there are also other significant risk factors, like ethnicity and family history, which put people into high risk categories.”.
Myth 2: There are always symptoms. “One of the challenges is that early on, often, it’s a symptomless disease,” says James. “It’s only when it starts to push on the walls of the prostate, or burst out of the prostate, that you really start to kind of get the symptoms that people commonly think about – like frequency of peeing in the night or pain in their lower back.
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