Myths about breast cancer

MILPARK – As breast cancer is the number one cause of death in women with different types of cancers’, numerous myths have come up about the disease. Here, we separate fact from fiction.

A group of people come together in Milpark to wrap trees in pink cloth and raise breast cancer awareness.

You have probably seen and heard a lot about breast cancer during the past few weeks, but as we approach the end of this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Louise Turner – breast cancer survivor and project director at the Breast Health Foundation – reckons this is a good time to ask how much of the information you encountered is actually true.

Turner was the guest speaker in Milpark during a University of Johannesburg Resolution Circle initiative.

She educated attendees about how to perform breast cancer exams and shared some light on a few breast cancer myths.

Here are 10 untrue myths about breast cancer