US Based Prevention magazine recently published an article on the Top ten myths about Breast Cancer

• Breast cancer is largely genetic: Only 5-10 percent of breast cancer cases are due to the breast cancer gene BRCA 1 and BRCA 2.

 

• Small-chested women have lower risk: Experts say cup size doesn’t matter.

 

• Breast cancer always appears as a lumpy: About 10 percent of breast cancers are diagnosed with no lumps or pain.

 

• Mammograms prevent or reduce your risk: the ever-controversial screening test only detects breast cancer that already exists.

 

• Mammograms cause breast cancer: Experts say the minuscule radiation from mammograms doesn’t outweigh the benefits.

 

• Birth control pills cause breast cancer: Pills from the mid-1990s were shown to increase the risk slightly, but doctors say today’s versions don’t

 

• Young women don’t get breast cancer: Most breast cancer cases are found in post-menopausal women, young women are still at risk.

 

• Deodorant causes breast cancer: Rumors deodorants containing cancer-causing chemicals go unfounded by top-scientists

 

• Wearing a bra increases the risk: Scientists say this doesn’t cause cancer.
• Drinking from a plastic water bottle left in a hot car: Dioxins leached from heated plastic into the water doesn’t pose a risk, say researchers.