Five myths about prostate cancer, according to an oncologist

PremiumOpinionOpinion byDr Yae-eun SuhNZ Herald·16 Jun, 2026 06:00 PM8 mins to readDr Yae-eun Suh is a consultant clinical oncologist at GenesisCare UK and The Royal Marsden. She specialises in radiotherapy and systemic treatments for prostate cancer and also has a PhD from King’s College London in Radiotherapy.Men will often have misconceptions about prostate cancer. Photo / Getty ImagesFrom how long treatment takes to what radiotherapy means for your sex life, one expert dispels the common misconceptions held by patients.

When men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, they’re often frightened by the unknown. But I’ve found that one of the biggest obstacles isn’t always the disease itself –