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<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Numerous Americans believe a score of scientifically unproven claims about cancer, with some people thinking shampoo and underwire bras cause tumors.
A nationally representative telephone survey by the American Cancer Society of nearly 1,000 U.S. adults who had never been diagnosed with cancer revealed a surprising number agreed with inaccurate or unlikely statements about cancer risk and prevention statements.
Individuals with lower education levels were more likely to believe the myths. And men were more likely than women to be duped.
1. The risk of dying from cancer in the United States is increasing.
67.7 percent true (9.8% don't know) The remainder knew this was false
2. Living in a polluted city is a greater risk for lung cancer than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.
38.7% true (18.8% don't know)
3. Some injuries can cause cancer later in life.
37.2% true (20.9% don't know)
4. Electronic devices, like cell phones, can cause cancer in the people who use them.
29.7% true (24.7% don't know)
5. What someone does as a young adult has little effect on their chance of getting cancer later in life.
24.8% true (7.1% don't know)
6. Long-time smokers cannot reduce their cancer risk by quitting smoking.
16.2% true (5.7% don't know)
7. People who smoke low-tar cigarettes have less chance of developing lung cancer than people who smoke regular cigarettes.
14.7% true (10.8% don't know)
8. Personal hygiene products, like shampoo, deodorant and antiperspirants, can cause cancer.
13.7% true (15.3% don't know)
9. Getting a mammogram, or using a special X-ray machine to detect breast cancer, can cause cancer of the breast.
10.2% true (16.1% don't know)
10. Getting a base tan or base coat at a tanning salon will provide protection from skin cancer when you go outside in the sun.
8.4% true (13.2% don't know)
11. Underwire bras can cause breast cancer.
6.2% true (30.9% don't know)
12. You cannot get skin cancer from using a tanning booth.
6.2% true (18.3% don't know)</div>
<div align="center">Source: Yahoo! News</div>
A nationally representative telephone survey by the American Cancer Society of nearly 1,000 U.S. adults who had never been diagnosed with cancer revealed a surprising number agreed with inaccurate or unlikely statements about cancer risk and prevention statements.
Individuals with lower education levels were more likely to believe the myths. And men were more likely than women to be duped.
1. The risk of dying from cancer in the United States is increasing.
67.7 percent true (9.8% don't know) The remainder knew this was false
2. Living in a polluted city is a greater risk for lung cancer than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.
38.7% true (18.8% don't know)
3. Some injuries can cause cancer later in life.
37.2% true (20.9% don't know)
4. Electronic devices, like cell phones, can cause cancer in the people who use them.
29.7% true (24.7% don't know)
5. What someone does as a young adult has little effect on their chance of getting cancer later in life.
24.8% true (7.1% don't know)
6. Long-time smokers cannot reduce their cancer risk by quitting smoking.
16.2% true (5.7% don't know)
7. People who smoke low-tar cigarettes have less chance of developing lung cancer than people who smoke regular cigarettes.
14.7% true (10.8% don't know)
8. Personal hygiene products, like shampoo, deodorant and antiperspirants, can cause cancer.
13.7% true (15.3% don't know)
9. Getting a mammogram, or using a special X-ray machine to detect breast cancer, can cause cancer of the breast.
10.2% true (16.1% don't know)
10. Getting a base tan or base coat at a tanning salon will provide protection from skin cancer when you go outside in the sun.
8.4% true (13.2% don't know)
11. Underwire bras can cause breast cancer.
6.2% true (30.9% don't know)
12. You cannot get skin cancer from using a tanning booth.
6.2% true (18.3% don't know)</div>
<div align="center">Source: Yahoo! News</div>
