Cancer Myths vs. Facts

Myth: Cancer is always a death sentence.

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Fact: Many cancers today are treatable or even curable, especially if detected early. Cancer is no longer the full stop—it can be a comma in life's story.

Myth: If no one in your family had cancer, you're safe.

Fact: Most cancers aren't inherited. Lifestyle and environment play a bigger role than genes in many cases.

Myth: Cancer surgery spreads the disease.

Fact: Surgical precision saves lives. Cancer doesn't scatter because it was cut, it was already there, waiting to be removed.

Myth: Cancer is contagious.

Fact: Not in any way. You can't “catch” cancer, but you can catch misinformation.