Myths & Misconceptions about Cancer

Myths

Truth

1- Cancer is Just a Health Issue.

 

1- Cancer is not a Health Issue,  It has Wide-reaching Social, economic, development and Human Rights Implications.

2- Cancer is a Disease of the Wealthy, Elderly and Developed Countries.

 

2-Cancer does not discriminate. It is a Global Epidemic it Affects All Ages, with Low-and middle-income Countries Bearing a Disproportionate Burden.

3- Cancer is a Death Sentence.

 

3- Many Cancers that Were Once Considered a Death Sentence Can Now be Cured and for Many More People, their Cancer Can Now be Treated Effectively.

4- Cancer is My Fate.

 

4- With the Right Strategies, More than One in Every Three Cancers Can be Prevented.