Breast Cancer: Eight Common Myths Associated with it...
In recent studies the breast cancer is increasingly prevalent among women in urban areas, its a vital to dissrminate accurate illness and demystify popular misconception about the disease.
On October we celebrated as Breast Cancer Awarness Month all around the world to create awarness about breast healh, incraese education about the symptoms of breast cancer, prevention and early diagonisis. In 1985, the American Cancer Society started global movement to advance public research in fighting against breast cancer.
In recent studies the breast cancer have increase among women in India, especially in urban areas. A consulant in breast oncology Dr Shiveta Razdan at Amrita Hospital in Faridabad highlighted 100,000 cases of breast cancer are diagonsed in India. Breast cancer accounts for 13.5 % of all cancer cases in the country, with a death rate of 10.5 %.
The cases are diagonsed a decade earlier in India as compared to the western world.
Breast Cancer Myths-
* Finding lump in your breast
* If you have a family history, ypu are likely to develop breast cancer
* Breast cancer is a contagiouus
* Antiperspirants and deodrants casuse breast cancer
* Consuming sugar causes breast cancer
* Carrying phone in your can cause breast cancer
* A mammogram can cause breast cancer or spread it
* If the gene mutation BRCA1 or BRACA2 is detected in your DNA, definitely develop a breast cancer
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