25 Breast Cancer Myths Busted
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Myth: Only women with a family history of breast cancer are at risk. -
Myth: Wearing an underwire bra increases your risk of getting breast cance 
Myth: Most breast lumps are cancerous.
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Myth: Exposing a tumor to air during surgery causes cancer to spread. -
Myth: Breast implants can raise your cancer risk. 
Myth: All women have a 1-in-8 chance of getting breast cancer.-
Myth: Wearing antiperspirant increases your risk of getting breast cancer. -
Myth: Small-breasted women have less chance of getting breast cancer. 
Myth: Breast cancer always comes in the form of a lump.-
Myth: You can't get breast cancer after a mastectomy. -
Myth: Your father's family history of breast cancer doesn't affect your risk as much as your mother's. 
Myth: Caffeine causes breast cancer.-
Myth: If you're at risk for breast cancer, there's little you can do but watch for the signs. -
Myth: Women with lumpy breasts (also known as fibrocystic breast changes) have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. 
Myth: Annual mammograms expose you to so much radiation that they increase your risk of cancer.-
Myth: Needle biopsies can disturb cancer cells and cause them to spread to other parts of the body. -
Myth: After heart disease, breast cancer is the nation's leading killer of women. 
Myth: If your mammography report is negative, there is nothing else to worry about.-
Myth: Hair straighteners cause breast cancer in African-American women. -
Myth: Removing the entire breast gives you a better chance of surviving cancer than having a lumpectomy with radiation therapy. 
Myth: Overweight women have the same breast cancer risk as other women.-
Myth: Fertility treatments increase the risk of getting breast cancer. -
Myth: Living near power lines can cause breast cancer. 
Myth: Having an abortion raises your risk of getting breast cancer.
Myth: Breast cancer is preventable.
