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Every myth about symptoms and warning signs, from all the cancer series, answered with the evidence.
అన్ని క్యాన్సర్ సిరీస్‌లలోని లక్షణాలు, హెచ్చరిక సంకేతాలకు సంబంధించిన అపోహలన్నీ, ఆధారాలతో.
109 myths from 18 series
మహిళల క్యాన్సర్లు · 10 myths
Every breast lump means cancer?
రొమ్ములో ప్రతి గడ్డా క్యాన్సరేనా?Most breast lumps are benign, especially in younger women. But you can't tell by touch alone.
Read the factsMyth #11 · SymptomsNo pain, no breast cancer?
నొప్పి లేకపోతే రొమ్ము క్యాన్సర్ కాదా?Breast cancer can be painless, especially in its early stages.
Read the factsMyth #22 · SymptomsA red, swollen breast is just an infection?
ఎర్రగా వాచిన రొమ్ము అంటే కేవలం ఇన్‌ఫెక్షనేనా?Redness and swelling that don't settle with antibiotics can be a rare, fast-growing type of breast cancer.
Read the factsMyth #23 · SymptomsA nipple rash is just eczema?
చనుమొన మీద దద్దురు అంటే కేవలం తామరేనా?A one-sided rash, crusting or itching of the nipple that does not heal can be Paget disease, a form of breast cancer.
Read the factsMyth #24 · SymptomsA lump while breastfeeding is just milk?
పాలిచ్చేటప్పుడు గడ్డ అంటే పాలు గడ్డ కట్టడమేనా?Most lumps during breastfeeding are blocked ducts or milk cysts, but a lump that doesn't go away needs checking.
Read the factsMyth #06 · Symptoms & early detectionBleeding after menopause is normal because of hormonal changes?
ముట్లుడిగిన తర్వాత రక్తస్రావం హార్మోన్ మార్పుల వల్ల మామూలేనా?Any bleeding after menopause needs a doctor's check. Most causes are harmless, but cancer of the womb (endometrial cancer) must be ruled out.
Read the factsMyth #07 · Symptoms & early detectionBleeding after intercourse is always due to infection or a minor injury?
కలయిక తర్వాత రక్తస్రావం ఎప్పుడూ ఇన్‌ఫెక్షన్ లేదా చిన్న గాయం వల్లేనా?Bleeding after intercourse often has a harmless cause, but it can also be a sign of cervical precancer or cancer. Persistent or unexplained bleeding needs a check.
Read the factsMyth #08 · Symptoms & early detectionOvarian cancer always causes severe abdominal pain?
అండాశయ క్యాన్సర్ ఎప్పుడూ తీవ్రమైన కడుపు నొప్పి తెస్తుందా?Ovarian cancer more often causes persistent bloating, feeling full quickly, pelvic discomfort or needing to pass urine often, rather than severe pain.
Read the factsMyth #09 · Symptoms & early detectionA normal Pap smear rules out all gynaecological cancers?
పాప్ స్మియర్ మామూలుగా ఉంటే స్త్రీ జననేంద్రియాల క్యాన్సర్లన్నీ లేనట్టేనా?A Pap smear checks the cervix. It is not a reliable test for cancers of the ovary or womb.
Read the factsMyth #10 · Symptoms & early detectionAn ultrasound can detect every ovarian cancer at an early stage?
అల్ట్రాసౌండ్ ప్రతి అండాశయ క్యాన్సర్‌నూ తొలిదశలోనే కనిపెట్టగలదా?Ultrasound is useful for checking a lump in the pelvis, but routine ultrasound screening of women without symptoms has not been shown to save lives.
Read the factsజీర్ణ వ్యవస్థ క్యాన్సర్లు · 18 myths
Blood in the stools is always caused by piles?
మలంలో రక్తం అంటే ఎప్పుడూ మొలలేనా?Piles are common, but bleeding from the back passage can also be a sign of polyps or bowel cancer. Bleeding that persists, keeps returning or isn't explained needs checking.
Read the factsMyth #07 · Symptoms & early detectionColorectal cancer always causes abdominal pain?
పేగు క్యాన్సర్ ఉంటే ఎప్పుడూ కడుపు నొప్పి ఉంటుందా?Early bowel cancer is often painless. Bleeding, iron-deficiency anaemia or a change in bowel habit may be the first signs.
Read the factsMyth #08 · Symptoms & early detectionConstipation always means colorectal cancer?
మలబద్ధకం అంటే ఎప్పుడూ పేగు క్యాన్సరేనా?Most constipation has nothing to do with cancer. A new, lasting or worsening change in bowel habits, especially with bleeding, anaemia or weight loss, needs a check.
Read the factsMyth #09 · Symptoms & early detectionA normal stool test completely rules out colorectal cancer?
మల పరీక్ష నార్మల్ వస్తే పేగు క్యాన్సర్ పూర్తిగా లేనట్లేనా?Stool tests such as FIT can miss cancers and large polyps. A negative result does not rule out cancer in someone with symptoms.
Read the factsMyth #10 · Symptoms & early detectionColonoscopy isn't needed unless symptoms develop?
లక్షణాలు వచ్చే వరకు కొలనోస్కోపీ అవసరం లేదా?Screening can find and remove polyps before they ever turn into cancer, and before any symptoms appear. When to start depends on age and individual risk.
Read the factsMyth #21 · Symptoms & early detectionIf I am anaemic, iron tablets are all I need?
రక్తహీనత ఉంటే ఐరన్ మాత్రలు వేసుకుంటే చాలా?Iron tablets correct the blood count, but they do not answer why the iron was lost. In adults, especially men and women past menopause, slow bleeding from the bowel is a common hidden cause.
Read the factsMyth #22 · Symptoms & early detectionA lump in the right side of the abdomen is usually intestinal TB?
కడుపు కుడి వైపు గడ్డ అంటే సాధారణంగా పేగు టీబీయేనా?Intestinal TB, Crohn’s disease, lymphoma and bowel cancer can all cause a lump in the right lower abdomen. Only a biopsy and tests on the tissue can tell them apart.
Read the factsMyth #01 · Stomach cancerStomach cancer always causes severe abdominal pain?
కడుపు క్యాన్సర్ ఎప్పుడూ తీవ్రమైన కడుపు నొప్పి తెస్తుందా?Early stomach cancer may cause no symptoms, or only vague discomfort, feeling full quickly, unexplained anaemia or weight loss.
Read the factsMyth #02 · Stomach cancerPersistent acidity and indigestion are always harmless?
తగ్గని ఎసిడిటీ, అజీర్తి ఎప్పుడూ ప్రమాదం లేనివేనా?Most indigestion is harmless, but persistent symptoms with weight loss, anaemia, vomiting, bleeding or other alarm features need investigation.
Read the factsMyth #11 · Oesophageal cancerDifficulty swallowing is always caused by acidity or reflux?
మింగడంలో ఇబ్బంది ఎప్పుడూ ఎసిడిటీ లేదా రిఫ్లక్స్ వల్లేనా?Swallowing difficulty that keeps getting worse, especially when solid food sticks, is an important warning sign and needs prompt investigation.
Read the factsMyth #12 · Oesophageal cancerOesophageal cancer always causes pain?
అన్నవాహిక క్యాన్సర్ ఎప్పుడూ నొప్పి తెస్తుందా?Early oesophageal cancer may cause no symptoms. Worsening swallowing difficulty, weight loss or bringing food back up can occur without much pain.
Read the factsMyth #15 · Oesophageal cancerIf someone can swallow liquids, there can't be oesophageal cancer?
ద్రవాలు మింగగలిగితే అన్నవాహిక క్యాన్సర్ ఉండదా?A narrowing of the food pipe usually affects solid food first, while liquids still pass. Waiting until liquids become difficult can dangerously delay diagnosis.
Read the factsLiver cancer always causes pain or jaundice?
కాలేయ క్యాన్సర్ ఎప్పుడూ నొప్పి లేదా పచ్చకామెర్లు తెస్తుందా?Early liver cancer often causes no symptoms at all. Waiting for pain, jaundice or weight loss can mean it is found late.
Read the factsMyth #06 · Symptoms & early detectionPancreatic cancer always causes severe abdominal pain?
క్లోమ క్యాన్సర్ ఎప్పుడూ తీవ్రమైన కడుపు నొప్పి తెస్తుందా?Early pancreatic cancer may cause no pain. Some people first notice unexplained weight loss, jaundice, loss of appetite or new diabetes.
Read the factsMyth #07 · Symptoms & early detectionYellow eyes always mean hepatitis or gallstones?
పసుపు రంగు కళ్లు అంటే ఎప్పుడూ హెపటైటిస్ లేదా పిత్తాశయ రాళ్లేనా?Painless jaundice, especially with dark urine and pale stools, can be caused by a tumour in the head of the pancreas blocking the bile duct. It needs prompt assessment.
Read the factsMyth #08 · Symptoms & early detectionBack pain can't be caused by pancreatic cancer?
వీపు నొప్పి క్లోమ క్యాన్సర్ వల్ల రాదా?Pancreatic cancer can cause persistent upper tummy pain that spreads to the back. But most back pain has other causes.
Read the factsMyth #09 · Symptoms & early detectionA normal abdominal ultrasound completely rules out pancreatic cancer?
కడుపు అల్ట్రాసౌండ్ నార్మల్ వస్తే క్లోమ క్యాన్సర్ పూర్తిగా లేనట్లేనా?The pancreas may not be fully visible on ultrasound because of bowel gas or body build. A special CT, MRI or endoscopic ultrasound may be needed when suspicion remains.
Read the factsMyth #10 · Symptoms & early detectionA normal CA 19-9 blood test rules out pancreatic cancer?
సీఏ 19-9 రక్త పరీక్ష నార్మల్ వస్తే క్లోమ క్యాన్సర్ లేనట్లేనా?CA 19-9 can be normal in pancreatic cancer, particularly early disease or in people who don't produce this marker. It can also rise in non-cancerous bile duct blockage. It is not reliable on its own.
Read the factsతల, మెడ, ఛాతీ క్యాన్సర్లు · 20 myths
A mouth ulcer that doesn't hurt can't be cancer?
నొప్పి లేని నోటి పుండు క్యాన్సర్ కాదా?Early mouth cancers often appear as painless ulcers or patches. Any ulcer that hasn't healed in two weeks needs a doctor's check.
Read the factsMyth #07 · Symptoms & early detectionWhite or red patches inside the mouth are always harmless?
నోటి లోపల తెల్లటి లేదా ఎర్రటి మచ్చలు ఎప్పుడూ హాని లేనివేనా?Patches that don't go away, called leukoplakia (white) or erythroplakia (red), can be early warning signs, or occasionally cancer already.
Read the factsMyth #08 · Symptoms & early detectionDifficulty opening the mouth is just a dental problem?
నోరు తెరవడం కష్టంగా ఉండటం కేవలం పళ్ల సమస్యేనా?Slowly worsening difficulty in opening the mouth can be a sign of oral submucous fibrosis, especially in people who chew areca nut, or occasionally of cancer.
Read the factsA change in voice that won't go away is always due to a cold?
ఎంతకూ తగ్గని గొంతు మార్పు ఎప్పుడూ జలుబు వల్లేనా?Hoarseness that lasts more than three weeks, or less with other worrying symptoms, needs a doctor to examine the voice box.
Read the factsMyth #10 · Symptoms & early detectionA painless swelling in the neck is never serious?
నొప్పి లేని మెడ వాపు ఎప్పుడూ తీవ్రమైనది కాదా?In adults, a neck lump that doesn't go away can be a sign of head and neck cancer, lymphoma or another important condition, and needs to be checked.
Read the factsA mouth ulcer should be treated with ointments for a few months before anyone thinks of a biopsy?
నోటి పుండుకు ముక్క పరీక్ష ఆలోచించే ముందు, కొన్ని నెలలు పూత మందులు వాడాలా?If an ulcer, patch or lump is still there two weeks after a sharp tooth or a rubbing denture is fixed, it needs a biopsy, not more ointment.
Read the factsMyth #29 · Symptoms & early detectionA mouth check is only needed when there are symptoms?
లక్షణాలు ఉన్నప్పుడే నోటి పరీక్ష అవసరమా?Regular mouth checks find cancers and pre-cancer patches before they cause pain. In a large trial in Kerala, mouth screening reduced deaths from mouth cancer.
Read the factsMyth #32 · Symptoms & early detectionA blocked ear on one side in an adult is always just an ear infection?
పెద్దవాళ్లలో ఒక చెవి మూసుకుపోవడం ఎప్పుడూ చెవి ఇన్‌ఫెక్షనేనా?In an adult, a one-sided blocked ear or fluid behind the eardrum that does not clear can be the first sign of a cancer at the back of the nose (nasopharyngeal cancer). The back of the nose needs to be looked at.
Read the factsMyth #06 · Symptoms & early detectionLung cancer always causes a persistent cough?
ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ ఉంటే ఎప్పుడూ తగ్గని దగ్గు ఉంటుందా?Early lung cancer often causes no symptoms at all, and may be found by chance on a scan done for another reason.
Read the factsMyth #07 · Symptoms & early detectionIf there is no blood in the sputum, it can't be lung cancer?
కఫంలో రక్తం లేకపోతే ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ కాదా?Only some people with lung cancer cough up blood. Its absence does not rule cancer out.
Read the factsMyth #08 · Symptoms & early detectionA long-lasting cough is always due to infection, allergy or TB?
చాలా కాలం దగ్గు అంటే ఎప్పుడూ ఇన్‌ఫెక్షన్, అలర్జీ లేదా టీబీయేనా?Infection, allergy and TB are common causes, but a cough that persists or changes without a clear explanation needs proper evaluation.
Read the factsMyth #09 · Symptoms & early detectionA normal chest X-ray completely rules out lung cancer?
ఛాతీ ఎక్స్‌రే నార్మల్ వస్తే ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ పూర్తిగా లేనట్లేనా?Small tumours, or those hidden behind the heart or other structures, can be missed on an X-ray. A CT scan shows much more detail when it is needed.
Read the factsMyth #10 · Symptoms & early detectionEveryone should have a yearly CT scan to check for lung cancer?
ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ కోసం అందరూ ఏటా సీటీ స్కాన్ చేయించుకోవాలా?Low-dose CT screening is meant for selected people at high risk, not for everyone. Whether you qualify depends on your age, smoking history and the guidelines your doctor follows.
Read the factsMyth #23 · Symptoms & early detectionBlood in the sputum always means TB?
కఫంలో రక్తం అంటే ఎప్పుడూ టీబీయేనా?TB is one cause, but blood in the sputum can also come from infection, bronchiectasis or lung cancer. It always needs a proper check.
Read the factsMyth #24 · Symptoms & early detectionIf I had TB before, my new cough must be TB again?
ఇంతకు ముందు టీబీ వచ్చింది కాబట్టి కొత్త దగ్గు కూడా టీబీయేనా?Not necessarily. People who have had TB have a higher risk of lung cancer, so new symptoms need fresh tests, not an automatic repeat of TB treatment.
Read the factsMyth #01 · Causes & symptomsEvery thyroid nodule is cancer?
ప్రతి థైరాయిడ్ గడ్డా క్యాన్సరేనా?Most thyroid nodules are benign. Ultrasound features, risk factors and, when needed, a fine needle aspiration (FNA) decide which nodules need further tests.
Read the factsMyth #02 · Causes & symptomsThyroid cancer occurs only in women?
థైరాయిడ్ క్యాన్సర్ స్త్రీలకు మాత్రమే వస్తుందా?Thyroid cancer is more common in women, but men can also develop it.
Read the factsMyth #03 · Causes & symptomsOnly elderly people get thyroid cancer?
వయసు మళ్లినవాళ్లకు మాత్రమే థైరాయిడ్ క్యాన్సర్ వస్తుందా?Papillary thyroid cancer, the most common type, often occurs in young adults, and can occur in children. Risk and outlook vary with age and type.
Read the factsMyth #04 · Causes & symptomsAn underactive or overactive thyroid automatically leads to thyroid cancer?
థైరాయిడ్ తక్కువగా లేదా ఎక్కువగా పనిచేస్తే ఆటోమేటిక్‌గా థైరాయిడ్ క్యాన్సర్ వస్తుందా?Thyroid hormone problems do not mean cancer. Most people with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism never develop thyroid cancer.
Read the factsMyth #05 · Causes & symptomsA thyroid swelling that doesn't hurt can't be cancer?
నొప్పి లేని థైరాయిడ్ వాపు క్యాన్సర్ కాదా?Thyroid cancer often appears as a painless nodule. A growing lump, persistent hoarseness, difficulty swallowing or suspicious neck nodes need a check.
Read the factsమూత్ర వ్యవస్థ, పురుషుల క్యాన్సర్లు · 15 myths
Prostate cancer always causes urinary problems?
ప్రోస్టేట్ క్యాన్సర్ ఎప్పుడూ మూత్ర సమస్యలు తెస్తుందా?Early prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms at all. Urinary problems are much more often caused by a harmless enlargement of the prostate (BPH).
Read the factsMyth #07 · Symptoms & PSAFrequent urination or a weak urine stream means prostate cancer?
తరచుగా మూత్రం రావడం లేదా ధార బలహీనంగా ఉండటం అంటే ప్రోస్టేట్ క్యాన్సరేనా?These symptoms are usually caused by an enlarged prostate (BPH) or other non-cancerous conditions. They need checking, but they don't mean cancer.
Read the factsMyth #08 · Symptoms & PSAA normal PSA test completely rules out prostate cancer?
పీఎస్‌ఏ పరీక్ష నార్మల్ వస్తే ప్రోస్టేట్ క్యాన్సర్ పూర్తిగా లేనట్లేనా?Prostate cancer can be present even when the PSA level is relatively low. PSA helps assess risk; it can't rule cancer out completely.
Read the factsMyth #09 · Symptoms & PSAA raised PSA always means prostate cancer?
పీఎస్‌ఏ పెరిగితే ఎప్పుడూ ప్రోస్టేట్ క్యాన్సరేనా?PSA can rise because of an enlarged prostate, inflammation or infection of the prostate, a urine infection, urine retention or a recent procedure.
Read the factsMyth #10 · Symptoms & PSAEvery man should have a PSA test every year, whatever his age?
వయసు ఏదైనా, ప్రతి మగవాడూ ఏటా పీఎస్‌ఏ పరీక్ష చేయించుకోవాలా?PSA testing should be an individual decision, made with your doctor, based on age, health, risk factors and personal preferences.
Read the factsBlood in the urine is usually harmless if there is no pain?
నొప్పి లేకపోతే మూత్రంలో రక్తం సాధారణంగా ప్రమాదం లేనిదా?Painless blood in the urine is the classic first sign of bladder cancer and needs prompt checking, even though many cases have harmless causes.
Read the factsMyth #07 · Symptoms & early detectionIf the blood in the urine disappears, the problem is cured?
మూత్రంలో రక్తం పోతే సమస్య నయమైనట్లేనా?Blood in the urine often comes and goes. Its disappearance does not rule out bladder cancer or another important problem.
Read the factsMyth #08 · Symptoms & early detectionBurning when passing urine always means a urine infection?
మూత్రం పోసేటప్పుడు మంట అంటే ఎప్పుడూ మూత్ర ఇన్‌ఫెక్షనేనా?Burning is usually caused by infection. But burning that persists or keeps coming back, especially when urine tests show no infection, may need checking for bladder problems.
Read the factsMyth #09 · Symptoms & early detectionA normal urine test rules out bladder cancer?
మూత్ర పరీక్ష నార్మల్ వస్తే మూత్రాశయ క్యాన్సర్ లేనట్లేనా?A single normal urine test, or a urine cytology test that shows no cancer cells, cannot reliably rule out bladder cancer.
Read the factsMyth #10 · Symptoms & early detectionA normal ultrasound completely rules out bladder cancer?
అల్ట్రాసౌండ్ నార్మల్ వస్తే మూత్రాశయ క్యాన్సర్ పూర్తిగా లేనట్లేనా?Ultrasound can find some bladder tumours, but it can miss small, flat or subtle ones. A cystoscopy remains the key test when it is needed.
Read the factsMyth #06 · Symptoms & diagnosisKidney cancer always causes blood in the urine?
మూత్రపిండ క్యాన్సర్ ఎప్పుడూ మూత్రంలో రక్తం తెస్తుందా?Many early kidney cancers cause no symptoms and are found by chance on a scan done for another reason. Blood in the urine can occur, but not always.
Read the factsMyth #07 · Symptoms & diagnosisIf there is no back pain, kidney cancer is impossible?
నడుము నొప్పి లేకపోతే మూత్రపిండ క్యాన్సర్ అసాధ్యమా?Small kidney tumours are usually painless. Pain in the side is more likely with larger tumours, and is not needed for a diagnosis.
Read the factsMyth #08 · Symptoms & diagnosisEvery mass found in the kidney is cancer?
మూత్రపిండంలో కనిపించే ప్రతి గడ్డా క్యాన్సరేనా?Some kidney masses are harmless, including simple cysts, oncocytomas and certain angiomyolipomas. The way a mass looks on scans helps decide whether further tests are needed.
Read the factsMyth #09 · Symptoms & diagnosisA normal urine test or kidney-function test rules out kidney cancer?
మూత్ర పరీక్ష లేదా మూత్రపిండ పనితీరు పరీక్ష నార్మల్ వస్తే మూత్రపిండ క్యాన్సర్ లేనట్లేనా?Urine tests and creatinine can be completely normal even when a kidney tumour is present. Scans are central to checking a suspicious kidney mass.
Read the factsMyth #10 · Symptoms & diagnosisEvery kidney tumour must have a biopsy before treatment?
ప్రతి మూత్రపిండ గడ్డకూ చికిత్సకు ముందు బయాప్సీ తప్పనిసరా?A biopsy is useful when its result could change the treatment plan, but it isn't needed for every suspicious kidney mass. Some go straight to surgery based on scans and assessment.
Read the factsరక్త క్యాన్సర్లు · 15 myths
Blood cancer is always hereditary?
రక్త క్యాన్సర్ ఎప్పుడూ వంశపారంపర్యంగా వస్తుందా?Most leukaemias are not inherited. Some genetic conditions and family tendencies raise the risk, but most cases occur without any strong family history.
Read the factsMyth #02 · Causes & symptomsLeukaemia occurs only in children?
లుకేమియా పిల్లలకు మాత్రమే వస్తుందా?Leukaemia affects all ages. ALL is the most common childhood cancer, while AML, CLL and CML are more common in adults.
Read the factsMyth #03 · Causes & symptomsLeukaemia always causes a very high white blood cell count?
లుకేమియాలో తెల్ల రక్త కణాల లెక్క ఎప్పుడూ చాలా ఎక్కువగా ఉంటుందా?The white cell count may be high, normal or even low at diagnosis. Some people mainly have anaemia or low platelets.
Read the factsMyth #04 · Causes & symptomsFrequent fever always means an ordinary infection?
తరచుగా జ్వరం వస్తే అది ఎప్పుడూ మామూలు ఇన్‌ఫెక్షనేనా?Most fevers are infections. But fever that persists or keeps returning without explanation, especially with paleness, bruising, bleeding or tiredness, needs a blood count.
Read the factsMyth #05 · Causes & symptomsIf there are no swollen lymph nodes, leukaemia is impossible?
లింఫ్ గ్రంథులు ఉబ్బకపోతే లుకేమియా అసాధ్యమా?Leukaemia can occur without any swollen nodes. Its symptoms often come from the bone marrow not working properly.
Read the factsMyth #01 · Causes & warning signsEvery swollen lymph node is cancer?
ఉబ్బిన ప్రతి లింఫ్ గ్రంథీ క్యాన్సరేనా?Most swollen lymph nodes are caused by infections or inflammation. But a node that persists, keeps growing or has no clear cause needs checking.
Read the factsMyth #02 · Causes & warning signsA painless neck swelling is always tuberculosis?
నొప్పి లేని మెడ వాపు ఎప్పుడూ క్షయేనా?TB is an important cause of swollen nodes in India, but lymphoma can also cause painless swelling in the neck, armpit or groin. A tissue diagnosis may be needed.
Read the factsMyth #03 · Causes & warning signsLymphoma occurs only in elderly people?
లింఫోమా వయసు మళ్లినవాళ్లకు మాత్రమే వస్తుందా?Hodgkin lymphoma commonly affects teenagers and young adults, while many non-Hodgkin lymphomas become more common with age. Lymphoma can occur at any age.
Read the factsMyth #04 · Causes & warning signsLymphoma is contagious and can spread between family members?
లింఫోమా అంటువ్యాధి, కుటుంబ సభ్యులకు అంటుకుంటుందా?Lymphoma itself is not contagious. Some infections, such as EBV, HIV and H. pylori, are linked with certain types, but that does not make lymphoma catching.
Read the factsMyth #05 · Causes & warning signsIf there is no pain, fever or weight loss, lymphoma is impossible?
నొప్పి, జ్వరం, బరువు తగ్గడం లేకపోతే లింఫోమా అసాధ్యమా?Some people with lymphoma have only a painless swollen node. Fever, drenching night sweats and unexplained weight loss can occur, but not always.
Read the factsMyth #01 · Causes & warning signsMultiple myeloma is simply another name for bone cancer?
మల్టిపుల్ మైలోమా అంటే ఎముక క్యాన్సర్‌కు మరో పేరేనా?Myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, which normally make antibodies. It starts in the bone marrow and can damage bones, but it is not a primary bone cancer like osteosarcoma.
Read the factsMyth #02 · Causes & warning signsPersistent back pain in older adults is always due to ageing or arthritis?
పెద్దవాళ్లలో తగ్గని నడుము నొప్పి ఎప్పుడూ వయసు లేదా కీళ్ల అరుగుదల వల్లేనా?Most back pain is harmless, but persistent or worsening pain, especially with unexplained anaemia, fractures, weight loss or kidney problems, deserves investigation.
Read the factsMyth #03 · Causes & warning signsMultiple myeloma occurs only in very elderly people?
మల్టిపుల్ మైలోమా బాగా వయసు మళ్లినవాళ్లకు మాత్రమే వస్తుందా?Myeloma is more common after 60, but younger adults can also develop it.
Read the factsMyth #04 · Causes & warning signsIf there is no bone pain, multiple myeloma is impossible?
ఎముకల నొప్పి లేకపోతే మల్టిపుల్ మైలోమా అసాధ్యమా?Some people have no bone pain at diagnosis. Myeloma may first appear as anaemia, kidney problems, repeated infections or abnormal blood test results.
Read the factsMyth #05 · Causes & warning signsMultiple myeloma is always inherited from parents?
మల్టిపుల్ మైలోమా ఎప్పుడూ తల్లిదండ్రుల నుంచి వంశపారంపర్యంగా వస్తుందా?Most cases are not inherited. A family history can slightly raise the risk, but most patients have no affected relative.
Read the factsమెదడు, ఎముకలు, పిల్లల క్యాన్సర్లు · 31 myths
Every headache means a brain tumour?
ప్రతి తలనొప్పీ మెదడు గడ్డకు సంకేతమా?Most headaches have nothing to do with brain tumours. Headaches that keep getting worse, especially with other neurological symptoms, need a doctor's check.
Read the factsMyth #07 · Symptoms & diagnosisBrain tumours always cause severe headaches?
మెదడు గడ్డలు ఎప్పుడూ తీవ్రమైన తలనొప్పులు తెస్తాయా?Some brain tumours cause no headache at all. A seizure, weakness, behaviour change, vision problems or poor balance may be the first sign.
Read the factsMyth #08 · Symptoms & diagnosisA person with a brain tumour will always become unconscious or paralysed?
మెదడు గడ్డ ఉన్నవారు ఎప్పుడూ స్పృహ కోల్పోతారా లేదా పక్షవాతానికి గురవుతారా?Many people with a brain tumour stay fully alert and able to carry on with daily life, especially early on.
Read the factsMyth #09 · Symptoms & diagnosisA seizure always means epilepsy, not a brain tumour?
ఫిట్స్ అంటే ఎప్పుడూ మూర్ఛ వ్యాధేనా, మెదడు గడ్డ కాదా?Seizures have many causes. A first seizure, especially in an adult, needs a proper neurological check, usually including a brain scan.
Read the factsMyth #10 · Symptoms & diagnosisA normal CT scan completely rules out a brain tumour?
సీటీ స్కాన్ నార్మల్ వస్తే మెదడు గడ్డ పూర్తిగా లేనట్లేనా?An MRI scan, with contrast dye when needed, is usually better than CT at finding and describing many brain tumours.
Read the factsMyth #23 · Symptoms & diagnosisRepeated early-morning vomiting in a child is just acidity or worms?
పిల్లల్లో తెల్లవారుజామున మళ్లీ మళ్లీ వాంతులంటే కేవలం ఎసిడిటీ లేదా పురుగులేనా?Vomiting on waking, day after day, especially with headache, unsteady walking or a head tilt, can be a sign of raised pressure in the brain. The child needs a doctor’s examination and often a brain scan.
Read the factsMyth #24 · Symptoms & diagnosisA new squint in a child is only an eye problem?
పిల్లల్లో కొత్తగా వచ్చిన మెల్లకన్ను కేవలం కంటి సమస్యేనా?A squint that appears suddenly, or comes with headache, vomiting or a head tilt, can be caused by raised pressure in the brain or a tumour pressing on a nerve. It needs an eye and nerve examination, not just glasses.
Read the factsMyth #31 · Symptoms & diagnosisPutting keys or iron in the hand, or making the person smell a shoe or onion, stops a seizure?
చేతిలో తాళాలు లేదా ఇనుము పెట్టడం, చెప్పు లేదా ఉల్లిపాయ వాసన చూపించడం ఫిట్స్ ఆపుతాయా?These do not stop a seizure. Most seizures stop on their own within a few minutes; the helper’s job is to keep the person safe and time it.
Read the factsMyth #32 · Symptoms & diagnosisEvery ring-shaped lump in the brain on a scan is TB or a worm cyst?
స్కాన్‌లో మెదడులో కనిపించే ప్రతి ఉంగరం ఆకారపు గడ్డా టీబీ లేదా పురుగు తిత్తేనా?Tuberculosis and worm cysts (neurocysticercosis) are common causes of ring-shaped lesions in India, but tumours, spread from cancer elsewhere, lymphoma and abscesses can look similar. Some need a biopsy before treatment.
Read the factsMyth #01 · Causes & warning signsChildren can't get bone cancer?
పిల్లలకు ఎముక క్యాన్సర్ రాదా?Bone cancers such as osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma are among the important cancers of children and teenagers.
Read the factsMyth #02 · Causes & warning signsBone cancer occurs only in elderly people?
ఎముక క్యాన్సర్ వయసు మళ్లినవాళ్లకు మాత్రమే వస్తుందా?Osteosarcoma commonly affects teenagers, often during growth spurts. Ewing sarcoma also often affects children and young adults.
Read the factsMyth #03 · Causes & warning signsPersistent leg pain in children is always growing pains?
పిల్లల్లో తగ్గని కాలి నొప్పి ఎప్పుడూ ఎదుగుదల నొప్పేనా?Bone pain that keeps getting worse, stays in one place, or comes at night, especially with swelling or limping, needs a doctor's check.
Read the factsMyth #04 · Causes & warning signsBone cancer develops because a child fell or had a sports injury?
బిడ్డ పడిపోవడం వల్లో, ఆటల దెబ్బ వల్లో ఎముక క్యాన్సర్ వస్తుందా?Ordinary injuries do not cause osteosarcoma or Ewing sarcoma. An injury may simply draw attention to a tumour that was already there.
Read the factsMyth #05 · Causes & warning signsA painless lump in a child's arm or leg can't be cancer?
బిడ్డ చేతిలోనో కాలిలోనో నొప్పి లేని గడ్డ క్యాన్సర్ కాదా?Soft tissue sarcomas, including rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), often first appear as a painless lump that keeps growing.
Read the factsMyth #21 · Causes & warning signsA child who can walk or play normally can't have bone cancer?
మామూలుగా నడవగలిగే, ఆడగలిగే బిడ్డకు ఎముక క్యాన్సర్ ఉండదా?Early osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma may cause pain that comes and goes, while the child still walks, runs and plays normally.
Read the factsMyth #23 · Causes & warning signsOsteosarcoma always starts around the knee?
ఆస్టియోసార్కోమా ఎప్పుడూ మోకాలి చుట్టూనే మొదలవుతుందా?The bones around the knee are the most common sites, but osteosarcoma also occurs in the upper arm, pelvis, jaw and other bones.
Read the factsMyth #24 · Causes & warning signsEwing sarcoma affects only bones?
ఎవింగ్ సార్కోమా ఎముకలకు మాత్రమే వస్తుందా?Ewing sarcoma can also start in soft tissues outside the bones.
Read the factsMyth #25 · Causes & warning signsRhabdomyosarcoma develops only in the arms and legs?
రాబ్డోమయోసార్కోమా కాళ్లు చేతుల్లో మాత్రమే వస్తుందా?Rhabdomyosarcoma often occurs in the head and neck, the urinary and genital organs, and other soft tissues, not only the limbs.
Read the factsMyth #31 · Causes & warning signsSarcoma is only a children's cancer; adults don't get it?
సార్కోమా పిల్లలకు మాత్రమే వచ్చే క్యాన్సర్, పెద్దవారికి రాదా?Most soft tissue sarcomas occur in adults, often between 40 and 70, and chondrosarcoma of bone is mainly a disease of adults.
Read the factsMyth #33 · Causes & warning signsA painless swelling of the tummy is only gas, fat or indigestion?
నొప్పి లేని పొట్ట వాపు గ్యాస్, కొవ్వు లేదా అజీర్ణం మాత్రమేనా?Most are not serious, but sarcomas at the back of the abdomen (retroperitoneal sarcomas) can grow very large before causing pain. A swelling that keeps increasing needs a scan.
Read the factsMyth #34 · Causes & warning signsA bruise or rash on a breast treated with radiotherapy years ago is nothing to worry about?
ఏళ్ల క్రితం రేడియోథెరపీ ఇచ్చిన రొమ్ము మీద కమిలిన మచ్చ లేదా దద్దురు గురించి భయపడాల్సిన అవసరం లేదా?Most marks on a treated breast are harmless, but a bruise-like purple patch or small lumps that don't fade within about two weeks need a biopsy, because a rare cancer called angiosarcoma can start in the treated skin.
Read the factsMyth #01 · Blood & general signsA fever that keeps coming back is just another infection?
మళ్లీ మళ్లీ వచ్చే జ్వరం కేవలం ఇంకో ఇన్‌ఫెక్షనేనా?Most fevers are infections. But a fever that won't settle, or keeps returning with paleness, bruising or tiredness, needs a doctor's check.
Read the factsMyth #02 · Blood & general signsA pale, tired child just needs a tonic?
పాలిపోయి, అలసటగా ఉండే బిడ్డకు టానిక్ ఇస్తే చాలా?Unusual paleness and tiredness can mean anaemia, which has many causes, including leukaemia. A simple blood test finds the cause.
Read the factsMyth #03 · Blood & general signsBruises on a child are always from play?
బిడ్డ మీద కమిలిన మచ్చలు ఎప్పుడూ ఆటల వల్లేనా?Bruises on the shins and knees from play are normal. Bruises in unusual places, tiny red spots, or frequent bleeding need a blood test.
Read the factsMyth #04 · Blood & general signsA thin child is just a fussy eater?
సన్నగా ఉండే బిడ్డ కేవలం తిండి విషయంలో మొండిగా ఉంటుందా?Many children are picky eaters, but losing weight, or not growing as expected, is never normal in a child and needs checking.
Read the factsMyth #05 · Lumps & swellingA painless lump is nothing to worry about?
నొప్పి లేని గడ్డ గురించి ఆందోళన అవసరం లేదా?Most lumps in children are swollen glands from an infection. But a lump that keeps growing, feels firm, or doesn't go away needs checking, especially if it doesn't hurt.
Read the factsMyth #06 · Lumps & swellingA swollen tummy in a child is just gas or worms?
బిడ్డ కడుపు ఉబ్బడం కేవలం గ్యాస్ లేదా పురుగులేనా?Gas and worms are common, but a tummy that keeps getting bigger, or a firm lump in the tummy, needs to be checked by a doctor promptly.
Read the factsMyth #07 · Bones & jointsLeg pain in children is just growing pains?
పిల్లల్లో కాళ్ల నొప్పులు కేవలం ఎదుగుదల నొప్పులేనా?Growing pains are common and harmless. But bone pain that keeps getting worse, wakes a child at night, or causes limping needs a doctor's check.
Read the factsA white glow in the eye in photos is just the camera flash?
ఫోటోల్లో కంటిలో తెల్లటి మెరుపు కేవలం కెమెరా ఫ్లాష్ వల్లేనా?A white pupil in a flash photo can be an early sign of retinoblastoma, an eye cancer in young children. It needs an eye check soon.
Read the factsMyth #09 · Brain & nervesA child's headaches are just from screens or weak eyesight?
పిల్లల తలనొప్పులు కేవలం స్క్రీన్ల వల్లో, బలహీనమైన చూపు వల్లో వస్తాయా?Most headaches in children are not serious. But headaches that keep getting worse, are worst on waking, or come with vomiting need urgent attention.
Read the factsMyth #10 · Brain & nervesA child who suddenly becomes clumsy is just going through a phase?
హఠాత్తుగా తడబడే బిడ్డ కేవలం ఒక దశలో ఉందా?Children develop at different speeds, but new unsteadiness, weakness, or losing a skill they already had is never just a phase.
Read the facts