Myth 1: Cancer comes suddenly and cannot be prevented.
Cancer can be prevented, and the potential of prevention is still great; this is because among the cancer-causing factors, dietary factors account for 35%, tobacco accounts for 30%, and the sum of the two is about 65%, which is far more than other factors such as environmental pollution and viruses; cancers related to occupation and environment probably do not exceed 10%, and cancers from genetic factors only account for 2%. This means that the initiative of cancer prevention is in our own hands and the possibility of cancer will be greatly reduced if we choose a healthy lifestyle.
Modern medicine proves that the basic cure for 62 types of cancer, such as liver cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer and esophageal cancer, depends almost entirely on early detection, diagnosis and surgery. Early detection, early diagnosis and buying time are crucial to the treatment of cancer.
Myth 2: Waiting for death after cancer.
Studies have found that the prognosis of cancer patients is closely related to two major factors. One is the malignancy degree of cancer, and the other is the psychological quality of the patient. Extreme panic will lead to endocrine imbalance and immune system collapse, thus the power of the disease will expand rapidly.
The World Health Organization has long defined cancer as a chronic disease that can be prevented and treated. At least 13 types of cancer can be cured in the early stage through regular treatment such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, such as lymphoma and choriocarcinoma, and about 10 types of cancer can prolong their survival and tumor-free survival after treatment, such as breast cancer and small cell lung cancer. Scientific experiments prove that a positive psychological state can enhance the function of the cerebral cortex and the tension of the whole nervous system, which makes the body’s ability to resist diseases greatly improved.
Myth 3: Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are highly lethal.
Cancer is metastatic and invasive, and can spread to the whole body through lymphatic and blood channels. Surgery can only remove the visible lumps, but not the invisible cancer cells. If treatment is stopped, those cancer cells that have not been removed can spread and metastasize. Although radiotherapy and chemotherapy can kill cancer cells while damaging normal cells, resulting in lowered white blood cells, nausea and vomiting, hair loss, etc., chemotherapy is a systemic treatment for subclinical metastases that still exist in the body after surgery, and can effectively remove cancer cells. Moreover, for the various side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, there are many drugs available to prevent and alleviate them. Lymphoma and testicular cancer can be completely cured by chemotherapy.
As a local treatment, radiotherapy is mainly used for the control of local cancer masses, but it must be combined with systemic treatment to achieve better results. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are dialectical relationship for cancer treatment and its side effects on human body. If the blow of radiotherapy itself is more than the blow of cancer to the patient, usually for advanced cancer patients, then radiotherapy should be abandoned, and this needs to be mastered by doctors.
Myth 4: Experts can cure the disease.
More than 85% of cancer patients in China do not go to cancer specialist hospitals, resulting in some patients who can be cured but delay the best treatment time because they go to the wrong hospital and doctors do not know how to treat them indiscriminately. After getting sick, patients must go to regular hospitals for diagnosis and treatment. For cancer treatment and recovery, even though many excellent cancer experts have deep attainments in certain fields of cancer treatment, different people have different research focuses and treatment specialties. Therefore, you should choose the appropriate specialist according to the disease and the treatment method and timing.
Myth 5: The more anti-cancer drugs you take, the better.
Excessive use of drugs will often cause many side effects, and patients should follow medical advice in using drugs. Cancer is an intricate systemic disease, and the conditions of patients are very different from each other. Those expensive drugs may be more suitable for some people, but definitely not all. In terms of medication, patients must choose only the right one, not the expensive one! It is wise to choose the right treatment and medication for you. During the treatment period, in addition to medication, attention should also be paid to a reasonable diet, otherwise the condition will be aggravated once the organism is nutritionally deficient.
Myth 6: Neglecting comprehensive treatment.
The method of treating cancer should be different and chosen according to the disease. If there are advanced cancer patients who have metastasized and spread in many places, surgery is not beneficial if there are no life-threatening complications, obstructive hemorrhage, etc.; for cancer that is weak or insensitive to radiotherapy, radiotherapy should not be used to prevent causing its damage and pain to the body, and herbal therapy should be used instead. Cancer patients should also pay attention not to over-treat. Some patients repeatedly undergo chemotherapy and over-radiotherapy, resulting in low white blood cells, weakness and leaving sequelae.
Myth 7: Cancer patients should take supplements.
Supplements, even with fully guaranteed quality and active ingredients, can only be used as adjuvant therapy for nutritional support, and must be used in conjunction with regular treatment means such as drugs, radiotherapy and surgery to be effective. Moreover, nutritional supplements for cancer patients must be in line with science. Cancer cells sometimes have a much higher power to seize nutrients than normal cells.
Myth No. 8: Believing in “secret formula” and blindly following advertisements and superstitious qigong.
Don’t believe in rumors and advertisements such as “prescriptions” and “experts”, which may make cancer patients suffer from financial difficulties and delay their illness. To confirm whether a certain expert or product advertised is true, you can check through the national medical website or ask the work unit of the expert concerned. Moreover, even if the so-called “prescriptions” have certain efficacy for some people, one drug that cures one patient does not mean that it can cure all patients. Cancer treatment is mostly comprehensive and personalized, and each treatment has different emphasis and efficiency.
Myth 9: No longer return to hospital for review after discharge.
The recovery period is the key period of cancer treatment, and it is also the “high-risk period”. According to statistics, the recurrence rate of various cancers in the infiltration or spread stage treated by single radiotherapy or surgery is as high as 50% within six months. One of the major principles of integrated cancer treatment is the “whole process principle”, which emphasizes that patients should “continue treatment” in the recovery period. The cancer cells remaining in the body will wait for the opportunity to grow. At this time, patients should be more vigilant and take anti-cancer herbal medicines with the dual effect of “improving immunity and inhibiting cancer cells” to improve immunity and inhibit residual cancer cells. In addition, regular check-ups should be conducted.
Myth 10: Having cancer is dragging others down.
Cancer patients should take the initiative to participate in collective and social activities and increase the opportunity to interact with others. In some cities in China, cancer patients have organized themselves to share their experiences in fighting cancer with each other, and many of them have benefited greatly from them. As cancer patients, they should inspire their family members with their spirit and perseverance, and light up a light for their family members and friends.