The 6 Most Common Myths About Cancer

What was the initial scientific finding that led to the myth about shark cartilage preventing cancer?

• Sharks have a unique immune system that fights off all diseases.

• Shark cartilage contains chemicals that can prevent blood vessels from forming.

• Sharks eat a special diet that makes them cancer-resistant.

• Sharks have very strong bones that cancer cannot penetrate.

Is it true that sharks cannot get cancer?

• Yes, sharks are immune to cancer.

• No, sharks can get cancer.

• Only sharks in captivity can get cancer.

• Only certain types of sharks can get cancer.

How do cancer cells typically produce energy compared to healthy cells, even when oxygen is available?

• They use a more efficient process called aerobic respiration.

• They use a less efficient process called anaerobic respiration.

• They only use fats for energy production.

• They do not require energy to grow.

What effect might antioxidant supplements have on cancer cells, according to recent studies?

• They always prevent cancer from forming.

• They can make cancer cells stronger and help them spread.

• They only help healthy cells and ignore cancer cells.

• They cure cancer in all cases.

Why is the risk of cancer spreading due to a biopsy generally considered very small?

• Biopsies always remove the entire tumor, so there's nothing left to spread.

• The dislodged tumor cells are usually not designed to spread and often die.

• Doctors never dislodge any tumor cells during a biopsy.

• Biopsies only test for non-cancerous tumors.

What evidence suggests that cancer is not a modern disease?

• Cancer is only found in people who live in cities.

• Scientists have found cancer in 3,000-year-old human remains and dinosaurs.

• Modern medicine has created new types of cancer.

• Only humans can get cancer, not animals.

Why are the total number of cancer cases and deaths increasing globally, even though death rates in some developed countries are declining?

• People are eating more unhealthy foods than ever before.

• More people are getting cancer at a younger age.

• People are living longer, increasing the chance for cancer to develop.

• New types of cancer are appearing that are harder to treat.