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Myths and Beliefs About Cancer (III)

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

myths and beliefs about cancer10. The bras or wires can cause breast cancer?
The bras or bras (wires) do not cause cancer. In general, doctors can not explain why some people develop cancer and others do not. But it’s clear that wearing bras or underwire bras do not increase the risk of a woman suffering from breast cancer.

11. Using deodorants and antiperspirants every day. Is it Produce this breast cancer?
Currently no scientific research has shown that breast cancer is related to the use of deodorants or antiperspirants in the armpits. (more…)

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Myths and Beliefs About Cancer (II)

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

myths and beliefs about cancer5. Does everyone with the same type of cancer have the same kind of treatment?
The treatment your doctor recommends depends on the medical needs of each patient. For example:
- The type of cancer the patient has
- The area of the body where cancer is located
- Much has been extended (watered) cancer
- The general condition of the patient
- Other factors (more…)

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Myths and Beliefs About Cancer (I)

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

myths and beliefs about cancerThe following questions relate to the myths and beliefs in the Latino or Hispanic community about cancer. These myths and beliefs have been recorded in the literature of scientific research and cancer researchers in working with Latino populations in the United States.

1. Is cancer contagious?
Cancer is not contagious. No one can “catch or pass” cancer from another person.

2. They say that cancer occurs only in people with relatives who have or had cancer. Cancer is hereditary?
The cancer is not always hereditary. Most cancers occur in people who have relatives with cancer. However, some types of cancer do occur more often in certain families than in the rest of the population. For example, the following types of cancer sometimes occur in several members of a family:
- Skin cancer (melanoma)
- Breast cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Colon cancer (more…)

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