On the World Cancer Day, we are here to tell you a few cancer myths that are nothing but myths,
Myth 1: Stress can give you cancer
Blaming your cancer on your inability to cope well with stress is a highly detrimental guilt trip that will only make you feel worse psychologically. There’s no evidence to support that life stressors, such as caring for an ill relative, having an overbearing boss, an abusive relationship or financial difficulties, will cause you to develop cancer, or affect your survival or the recurrence of the disease.
Myth 2: Boosting your immune system with supplements will decrease your risk of cancer recurrence
Not so, there is no evidence of an increased incidence of the more common cancers like breast, lung, or colon cancer in transplant patients being treated with immune suppression drugs or patients with AIDS, whose immune systems are already depressed as a result of the disease. And while chemotherapy lowers the immune system, it actually cures many cancers. Don’t rely on supplements. Eating whole foods provides a broad range of nutrients and decreases the likelihood of consuming dangerously high levels of any nutrient.
Myth 3: There’s nothing I can do to prevent cancer
Wrong. The first step is to identify aspects of your lifestyle that increase your risk, like smoking, which is responsible for causing about a third of all cancer deaths. The other major risk factor for cancer is the combination of unhealthy diet, overweight and physical inactivity.
Most people know that being overweight or obese increases their risk of diabetes and heart disease, but very few are aware that it increases their risk of developing cancers. Evidence increasingly links obesity to cancer, including lymphoma, myeloma and tumors of the breast, colon, esophagus, gallbladder, kidney, liver, pancreas, and uterus.
Myth 4: Only the young benefit from cancer treatment
The reality is that age itself does not preclude good cancer treatment. Treatment decisions should be based on the number of factors, including the patient’s physical robustness, other illnesses, anticipated active life expectancy, the natural pattern of growth and inherent danger of the cancer, and the likely to impact of treatment.
Myth 5: There’s no point to get the screening tests done because once you find cancer it is rarely cured
Several screening tests are life-saving. If you have a strong family history of some cancers, such as breast, ovarian and colon, you may need special screening tests or procedures to decrease your risk. Many cancers are curable, particularly when diagnosed at an early stage.
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