Cancer Misconceptions

1. At a high enough dose, all chemicals cause cancer.
2. Cancer is an inherited disorder.
3. Synthetic chemicals are more likely to cause cancer than "natural" chemicals.
4. Endogenous chemicals (i.e. hormones) are safe.
5. We are in the midst of a cancer epidemic.
6. If you get one type of cancer, you are likely to get another type of cancer.
7. You cannot prevent cancer (i.e. "It's in the cards")
8. Medical science has cures for most cancers.
9. One type of cancer is essentially the same as another type of cancer.