Contents:
- Medical Video: Your Ears Can Indicate Your Health: Don't Ignore These 8 Factors
- You will have cancer if your family has experienced it
- Cancer is caused by sugar consumption
- Cancer treatment is usually worse than the cancer itself
- It's better not to be aware of signs of cancer
- There is no point in treating cancer
- Mobile phone radiation can cause cancer
- Deodorants can cause breast cancer
- Wounds can cause cancer
Medical Video: Your Ears Can Indicate Your Health: Don't Ignore These 8 Factors
Cancer is a disease that occurs due to abnormal growth of cells in the body's tissues that turn into cancer cells. In its development, these cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body so that it can cause death. Even according to the World Health Organization, cancer is the number 1 killer in the world.
Based on Basic Health Research (Riskesdas), the prevalence of cancer in Indonesia in 2014 was 1.4% or there were 330,000 people suffering from cancer. Provinces with the highest prevalence of cancer patients are DI Yogyakarta (4.1%), Central Java (2.1%), Bali (2%), and DKI Jakarta (1.9%).
Based on these facts, it is not surprising that in the end many people are looking for information about cancer through print, electronic, or internet. But unfortunately, not all information obtained comes from reliable sources; even some of the information available on the internet is misleading or wrong.
Therefore, to reduce misconceptions about cancer, here are a few myths about cancer that you need to know:
You will have cancer if your family has experienced it
With a family history of having cancer, that doesn't mean you will definitely suffer from cancer; because with a history of cancer in the family will only make you be in a high risk condition to experience it. You can reduce these risks by carrying out a healthy lifestyle, such as exercising, eating vegetables and fruit, adequate rest, etc.
In fact, only 5% to 10% of cancers are passed from parents to children. The majority of cancers are caused by genetic changes that occur throughout a person's life triggered by lifestyle, such as smoking, exposure to chemicals, or unhealthy diets.
Cancer is caused by sugar consumption
There is not enough evidence to prove that sugar consumption can stimulate the growth of cancer cells in the body. Because the truth is that excessive sugar consumption will increase the risk of weight gain, obesity, and diabetes; these things will increase the risk of cancer and other health problems.
Cancer treatment is usually worse than the cancer itself
Although cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy can cause side effects (such as nausea and vomiting, hair loss, and tissue damage), in fact, the treatment is more tolerable than other treatments. Moreover, there has been palliative care (which is part of cancer treatment) that can help a person feel more comfortable at each stage of the disease. This palliative care can ultimately alleviate side effects, and make the quality of life for cancer patients better.
It's better not to be aware of signs of cancer
Sometimes, we prefer to ignore the sign or not know at all than knowing that we suffer from an illness. Unfortunately, this should not be done. There is a lump in the breast, for example; You should immediately consult a doctor so that you can find out your situation appropriately for treatment. Because of course, treatment at the initial cancer stage will be more effective to do.
There is no point in treating cancer
Of course this is not true. Because of the fact, over the past 40 years, there has been progress in efforts to prevent and treat cancer. These advances have increased survival rates for cancer patients.
Mobile phone radiation can cause cancer
Although there have been many people who consider using cellphones to cause cancer, unfortunately, this is not true. Because, what we have to know is that cancer is caused by genetic mutations; while cellphones only emit low frequency types of energy that do not damage genes.
Deodorants can cause breast cancer
The latest study found that there was no link between the presence of chemicals in deodorants and genetic mutations in breast tissue. So, until now no evidence has been found that shows that deodorants can cause breast cancer.
Wounds can cause cancer
Sometimes, when you treat a wound with a doctor, your doctor may find a tumor or lump, but that does not mean that the injury can cause cancer. Instead, it is the chronic inflammatory process that can increase the risk of certain cancers, but this only happens in a few cases.
