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Cancer Myths

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Some notions about cancer – its origin, spread and treatment are deeply ingrained in people’s mind. However, many of them do not have a scientific basis. Believing such unproven information may lead to delay in cancer detection and treatment or even wrong treatment. These are some of the common myths about cancer. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Cancer Myths


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Myths around Cancer
  • Vedant Kabra
  • Principal Director
  • Department of Surgical Oncology
  • Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon and
    Fortis Healthcare, Delhi-NCR
  • Phone 9871173828
  • E-mail drvedant_at_gmail.com

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Tumor OR Cancer
TUMORS
CANCER
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Cancer is always Hereditary
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GENETIC
INFECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL / HABITS
Interplay of Environment Genes
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Cancer is Contagious
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Biopsy / FNAC causes Spread of Cancer
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Dont put knife to cancer it would spread like
a WILDFIRE !!
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Complete removal of breast is better than breast
Conservation
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Mobile phones, Deodorants, Dark colored innerwear
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Sugar, Alternative therapies
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Comparing treatments / Outcomes
  • Tumors behave differently in different
    individuals
  • So does treatment !!

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Cancer is Incurable
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drvedant_at_gmail.com 9871173828
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