Fact or Fiction

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Cancer is

  • A disease that will impact one in two men and one in three women
  • The process by which our body loses its natural ability to safely regenerate itself at the cellular level
  • When new cells grow and old cells are not ready to die and make room for this new growth
  • When this growth causes tumors, either malignant or benign.

Cancer is Not

  • A death sentence
  • An insurmountable challenge
  • A punishment
  • Anyone’s fault, especially your own
  • Contagious