Common Myths about Cancer

Cancer and cancer related deaths are the things that most of you may talk about. There are innumerable stories, myths that are related to almost all types of cancers. The mode of treatment and the risk factors that are connected are often highlighted with lots of facts and figures rather than the rational thoughts about the positive approach to cancer thus sometimes making people to wait until it is rather too late for any mode of treatment being effective.

Does surgery help the spread of the cancer?

The myth that goes around is that if you want to avoid the spread of cancer than avoid surgery. But then surgery is the best and the most effective mode of treatment to help prevent the spread of cancer as in surgery the affected part or the organ is removed so that the healthy cells are not destroyed thus preventing the spread of the disease. After the removal of the affected part or the organ radiation therapy, chemotherapy or in some cases combination therapy are administered to help you recover faster but then each of these mode of treatment depends upon the spread of the cancer, age and your body’s immunity to withstand the treatment and it differs from patient to patient.

Yet another myth is that using a sunscreen prevents cancer of the skin this is not true as the sunscreen applied will ensure you that your skin is protected but then it does not mean that you will not develop cancer of the skin. Yet another myth is that those who are within the four walls of their house don’t need to apply and that they will not develop cancer as this is not true as even those who don’t have to venture out into the sun also need to make use of a good sunscreen that has the recommended SP as these are known to protect your skin as the UV radiations.

Coral Calcium treatment for cancer this is a very harmful and dangerous myth. Having this supplement will not help you out and the cancer will spread all through your body and the tumor will grow to such an extent that no mode of treatment will help you out. Coral Calcium treatment of cancer has gained a lot of false publicity due to the tall claims that the company gives stating that this mode of treatment is effective and has helped safe many a lives but then there are no scientific proofs that this mode of treatment has actually benefitted any section of people who have been suffering from cancer.

So the best thing is not to follow these myths and consult your doctor in case you see any physical changes in your body without adhering to any of these myths as this could on the contrary put you into deep trouble where no modern research and science can help you survive.

Some of the myths that go around are on certain surgical mode of treatments, application of sun screen, coral calcium treatment etc. Let’s see what are the actual stories or myths that go around with the above mentioned modes of treatment as well as prevention remedies that you may have heard about and how effective these are to prevent the development or spread of cancer to the other parts of the body.