Open AccessMyths in oncology
Author(s) -
Klein Dantis,
Yashwant Kashyap,
Melisha Rolita Pinto,
Neelam Chandra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of molecular and immuno oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2836-3779
pISSN - 2456-3994
DOI - 10.25259/ijmio_37_2020
Subject(s) - mythology , international agency , cancer , medicine , etiology , incidence (geometry) , family medicine , agency (philosophy) , demography , oncology , history , sociology , social science , classics , physics , optics
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer Globocan 2020 updated on December 14, the incidence of cancer is 19.3 million cases worldwide with over 10 million cancer death in 2020. Since the etiology of cancer is multifactorial and has varied presentations, a lot of myths and misconceptions are invariably associated with it. In view of this, the present article focuses on the commonly encountered myths and misconceptions related to cancer.