12 Common Cancer Myths

1. The risk of dying from cancer in the United States is increasing.

2. Living in a polluted city is a greater risk for lung cancer than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.

3. Some injuries can cause cancer later in life.

4. Electronic devices, like cell phones, can cause cancer in the people who use them.

5. What someone does as a young adult has little effect on their chance of getting cancer later in life.

6. Long-time smokers cannot reduce their cancer risk by quitting smoking.

7. People who smoke low-tar cigarettes have less chance of developing lung cancer than people who smoke regular cigarettes.

8. Personal hygiene products, like shampoo, deodorant and antiperspirants, can cause cancer.
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9. Getting a mammogram, or using a special X-ray machine to detect breast cancer, can cause cancer of the breast.
lol, stupid!

10. Getting a base tan or base coat at a tanning salon will provide protection from skin cancer when you go outside in the sun.

11. Underwire bras can cause breast cancer.

12. You cannot get skin cancer from using a tanning booth.

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