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Myths about surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted treatment and side effects.
శస్త్రచికిత్స, కీమోథెరపీ, రేడియోథెరపీ, ఇమ్యూనోథెరపీ, టార్గెటెడ్ చికిత్స, దుష్ప్రభావాల గురించిన అపోహలు.
124 myths from 14 series
మహిళల క్యాన్సర్లు · 6 myths
Breast cancer is a death sentence?
రొమ్ము క్యాన్సర్ అంటే మరణమేనా?Found early, breast cancer is one of the most treatable cancers.
Read the factsMyth #16 · TreatmentBreast cancer means removing the entire breast?
రొమ్ము క్యాన్సర్ అంటే రొమ్ము మొత్తం తీసేయాలా?Many women with early breast cancer can keep their breast.
Read the factsMyth #17 · TreatmentDoes every breast cancer need chemotherapy?
ప్రతి రొమ్ము క్యాన్సర్‌కూ కీమోథెరపీ తప్పదా?Not every breast cancer needs chemotherapy. Treatment is matched to the cancer.
Read the factsMyth #18 · TreatmentHerbal remedies can cure breast cancer?
మూలికా మందులతో రొమ్ము క్యాన్సర్ నయమవుతుందా?No herbal remedy has been shown to cure breast cancer, and delay lets it grow.
Read the factsMyth #19 · Side effectsChemo means losing your hair forever?
కీమో వల్ల జుట్టు శాశ్వతంగా పోతుందా?Hair loss from chemotherapy is usually temporary, and not every treatment causes it.
Read the factsMyth #20 · Side effectsAfter breast cancer, no children?
రొమ్ము క్యాన్సర్ వచ్చాక పిల్లలు పుట్టరా?Many women can still have children after breast cancer, especially if fertility is discussed before treatment.
Read the factsజీర్ణ వ్యవస్థ క్యాన్సర్లు · 15 myths
Every stomach cancer needs the entire stomach removed?
ప్రతి కడుపు క్యాన్సర్‌కూ కడుపు మొత్తం తీసేయాలా?Treatment depends on where the tumour is and its stage. Some very early cancers can be removed through an endoscope; others need part or all of the stomach removed.
Read the factsMyth #17 · Oesophageal cancerEvery oesophageal cancer needs major surgery?
ప్రతి అన్నవాహిక క్యాన్సర్‌కూ పెద్ద ఆపరేషన్ తప్పదా?Some very early cancers can be treated through the endoscope. Chemoradiotherapy, without surgery, can be given with the aim of cure for selected cancers, particularly squamous cell carcinoma.
Read the factsMyth #18 · Oesophageal cancerRadiotherapy can't cure oesophageal cancer?
రేడియోథెరపీ అన్నవాహిక క్యాన్సర్‌ను నయం చేయలేదా?Chemoradiotherapy is an established treatment with the aim of cure for selected patients. Radiotherapy also has important roles before surgery and in relieving symptoms.
Read the factsMyth #19 · Oesophageal cancerIf surgery is impossible, nothing can be done?
ఆపరేషన్ సాధ్యం కాకపోతే ఇక ఏమీ చేయలేమా?Chemoradiotherapy, medicines and procedures to relieve swallowing can all offer real benefit, depending on the stage, fitness and type of cancer.
Read the factsMyth #08 · TreatmentSurgery is the only way to cure liver cancer?
కాలేయ క్యాన్సర్ నయం కావాలంటే ఆపరేషన్ ఒక్కటే మార్గమా?Surgery is one option. Liver transplant, ablation and, for some people, focused radiotherapy can also cure liver cancer.
Read the factsMyth #09 · TreatmentIf liver cancer cannot be operated on, nothing can be done?
కాలేయ క్యాన్సర్‌కు ఆపరేషన్ కుదరకపోతే ఇక ఏమీ చేయలేమా?Many treatments are available for liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. They can control the cancer and help people live longer, better lives.
Read the factsMyth #13 · TreatmentHerbal medicines or liver tonics can cure liver cancer or cirrhosis?
మూలికా మందులు లేదా లివర్ టానిక్‌లు కాలేయ క్యాన్సర్‌ను లేదా సిర్రోసిస్‌ను నయం చేస్తాయా?No herbal medicine or liver tonic has been shown to cure liver cancer or reverse cirrhosis. Some can harm the liver further.
Read the factsMyth #15 · TreatmentA liver transplant needs a liver from someone who has died, so the wait never ends?
కాలేయ మార్పిడికి చనిపోయిన దాత కాలేయమే కావాలి, కాబట్టి ఎదురుచూపులు ఎప్పటికీ తీరవా?Most liver transplants in India use part of the liver of a healthy family member. Both the donor’s liver and the transplanted part grow back to near-normal size.
Read the factsMyth #16 · TreatmentMedicines for advanced liver cancer always cause hair loss and severe vomiting, like chemotherapy?
ముదిరిన కాలేయ క్యాన్సర్ మందులు కీమోథెరపీలాగే ఎప్పుడూ జుట్టు రాలడం, తీవ్రమైన వాంతులు తెస్తాయా?The main medicines for advanced liver cancer today are immunotherapy and targeted tablets, not traditional chemotherapy. Most people do not lose their hair, and side effects are usually manageable.
Read the factsMyth #17 · TreatmentPeople with hepatitis B cannot have chemotherapy, immunotherapy or other cancer treatment?
హెపటైటిస్ బీ ఉన్నవారికి కీమోథెరపీ, ఇమ్యునోథెరపీ వంటి క్యాన్సర్ చికిత్స ఇవ్వలేరా?People with hepatitis B can have cancer treatment safely. Antiviral tablets started before treatment stop the virus from flaring up.
Read the factsMyth #19 · TreatmentFever, pain and vomiting after TACE mean the treatment has failed?
టేస్ తర్వాత జ్వరం, నొప్పి, వాంతులు వస్తే చికిత్స విఫలమైనట్లేనా?Fever, pain, nausea and tiredness for a few days after TACE are common and expected as the treated tumour breaks down. They do not mean the treatment failed.
Read the factsMyth #21 · TreatmentYellow eyes, dark urine or more tiredness during treatment always mean the cancer is spreading?
చికిత్స సమయంలో కళ్లు పసుపు రంగు, ముదురు మూత్రం లేదా అలసట పెరగడం అంటే క్యాన్సర్ వ్యాపిస్తున్నట్లేనా?These signs have several causes, many of them treatable: a reaction to immunotherapy, a hepatitis B flare, a blocked bile duct or strain on the liver. They need prompt attention, not panic.
Read the factsMyth #22 · TreatmentPeople with liver cancer or cirrhosis must stop eating protein foods such as dal, eggs, fish and meat?
కాలేయ క్యాన్సర్ లేదా సిర్రోసిస్ ఉన్నవారు పప్పు, గుడ్లు, చేపలు, మాంసం వంటి ప్రొటీన్ ఆహారం మానేయాలా?Most people with liver cancer or cirrhosis need more protein, not less. Cutting protein causes muscle loss and weakness and makes treatment harder.
Read the factsMyth #23 · TreatmentEvery painkiller damages the liver, so pain from liver cancer just has to be endured?
ప్రతి నొప్పి మందూ కాలేయాన్ని దెబ్బతీస్తుంది, కాబట్టి కాలేయ క్యాన్సర్ నొప్పిని భరించాల్సిందేనా?Pain from liver cancer can and should be treated. Paracetamol, in a lower daily amount advised by your doctor, is usually the safest painkiller, and stronger medicines can be used carefully.
Read the factsMyth #24 · TreatmentIf the AFP blood test goes up once during treatment, the treatment has failed?
చికిత్స సమయంలో ఏఎఫ్‌పీ రక్త పరీక్ష ఒక్కసారి పెరిగితే చికిత్స విఫలమైనట్లేనా?A single AFP result does not decide whether treatment is working. Doctors look at the trend over several tests, together with scans.
Read the factsతల, మెడ, ఛాతీ క్యాన్సర్లు · 28 myths
Every mouth cancer needs removal of the whole jaw or tongue?
ప్రతి నోటి క్యాన్సర్‌కూ దవడ మొత్తం లేదా నాలుక మొత్తం తీసేయాలా?The extent of surgery depends on the size, position and depth of the cancer. Many early cancers can be treated with a much smaller operation.
Read the factsMyth #17 · Treatment & recoveryRadiotherapy to the head and neck always leaves you permanently unable to swallow?
తల, మెడకు రేడియోథెరపీ ఇస్తే ఎప్పటికీ మింగలేని పరిస్థితి వస్తుందా?Swallowing problems are a possible side effect, but modern planning, exercises and supportive care help many people keep their ability to swallow.
Read the factsMyth #18 · Treatment & recoveryEvery head and neck cancer patient needs chemotherapy?
ప్రతి తల, మెడ క్యాన్సర్ రోగికీ కీమోథెరపీ అవసరమా?Many early cancers are treated with surgery or radiotherapy alone. Chemotherapy and other medicines are used for specific situations.
Read the factsMyth #19 · Treatment & recoveryIf a patient can't have surgery, the cancer can't be cured?
రోగికి ఆపరేషన్ చేయలేకపోతే క్యాన్సర్ నయం కాదా?Radiotherapy, sometimes combined with chemotherapy, can cure some head and neck cancers without surgery.
Read the factsMyth #20 · Treatment & recoveryAfter successful treatment, follow-up isn't necessary?
చికిత్స విజయవంతమయ్యాక తదుపరి పరీక్షలు అవసరం లేదా?Follow-up is essential to catch any return of the cancer, new cancers and late effects of treatment early, and rehabilitation continues long after treatment.
Read the factsMyth #23 · Treatment & recoveryAfter radiotherapy to the mouth, a tooth can be removed at any clinic like anyone else?
నోటికి రేడియోథెరపీ తీసుకున్న తర్వాత, ఏ క్లినిక్‌లోనైనా మామూలుగా పన్ను తీయించుకోవచ్చా?Removing a tooth from a jaw that has had radiotherapy can make the bone die (osteoradionecrosis). It should be planned with your cancer team and done carefully by an experienced dentist or oral surgeon.
Read the factsMyth #24 · Treatment & recoveryLosing a lot of weight during head and neck radiotherapy is normal, and nothing can be done?
తల, మెడ రేడియోథెరపీ సమయంలో బాగా బరువు తగ్గడం సహజం, దాని గురించి ఏమీ చేయలేమా?Much of the weight loss can be prevented. Soft food, painkillers, mouth care and, when needed, a feeding tube keep people strong enough to finish treatment without breaks.
Read the factsMyth #26 · Treatment & recoveryIf the voice box is removed, a person can never speak again?
స్వరపేటికను తీసేస్తే మనిషి ఇక ఎప్పటికీ మాట్లాడలేడా?After a laryngectomy most people learn to speak again, most often with a small voice valve, or with an electronic device or food-pipe speech.
Read the factsMyth #27 · Treatment & recoveryA feeding tube during treatment means you will never eat by mouth again?
చికిత్స సమయంలో ఆహార గొట్టం పెడితే, ఇక ఎప్పటికీ నోటితో తినలేరా?Most feeding tubes used during head and neck treatment are temporary. They keep you nourished through the sore weeks, and most people return to eating by mouth.
Read the factsMyth #28 · Treatment & recoveryImmunotherapy has replaced surgery and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer?
ఇమ్యునోథెరపీ వచ్చాక, తల, మెడ క్యాన్సర్‌కు ఆపరేషన్, రేడియోథెరపీ అవసరం లేదా?Surgery and radiotherapy remain the main treatments that cure head and neck cancer. Immunotherapy helps some patients, mostly as an addition or when cancer comes back.
Read the factsMyth #30 · Treatment & recoveryTaking a week off radiotherapy for a festival or travel does no harm?
పండుగకో, ప్రయాణానికో రేడియోథెరపీకి ఒక వారం విరామం తీసుకుంటే నష్టం లేదా?Unplanned breaks during head and neck radiotherapy let the cancer cells regrow and lower the chance of cure.
Read the factsMyth #16 · Treatment & survivalSurgery is the only way to cure lung cancer?
ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ నయం కావాలంటే ఆపరేషన్ ఒక్కటే మార్గమా?Surgery is important for early lung cancer, but stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT) can also treat it with the aim of cure, especially for people who can't have an operation.
Read the factsMyth #17 · Treatment & survivalRadiotherapy always destroys the entire lung?
రేడియోథెరపీ ఎప్పుడూ ఊపిరితిత్తి మొత్తాన్ని నాశనం చేస్తుందా?Modern radiotherapy focuses the dose on the tumour and limits exposure to healthy lung. Side effects are possible, but they are monitored and managed.
Read the factsMyth #18 · Treatment & survivalEvery patient with lung cancer must have chemotherapy?
ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ ఉన్న ప్రతి రోగికీ కీమోథెరపీ తప్పదా?Treatment depends on the type, stage and gene changes of the cancer, and on the person's fitness. Some people are treated with surgery, SBRT, targeted tablets or immunotherapy without conventional chemotherapy.
Read the factsMyth #19 · Treatment & survivalStage IV lung cancer means treatment is useless?
నాలుగో దశ ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ అంటే చికిత్స వల్ల ఉపయోగం లేదా?Stage IV lung cancer is generally not curable, but modern treatments can control it well, sometimes for a long time, and help people live better.
Read the factsMyth #20 · Treatment & survivalOnce lung cancer treatment is finished, follow-up scans aren't needed?
ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ చికిత్స ముగిశాక తదుపరి స్కాన్లు అవసరం లేదా?Follow-up is essential to catch any return of the cancer, late side effects of treatment, and new lung cancers early.
Read the factsMyth #27 · Treatment & survivalTablets for lung cancer are weaker than 'real' chemotherapy?
ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్‌కు మాత్రలు అసలైన కీమోథెరపీ కంటే బలహీనమైనవా?For lung cancers with the right gene change, targeted tablets usually work better than chemotherapy and have fewer side effects.
Read the factsMyth #28 · Treatment & survivalImmunotherapy and targeted therapy have no side effects?
ఇమ్యునోథెరపీ, టార్గెటెడ్ చికిత్సలకు దుష్ప్రభావాలు ఉండవా?These treatments are often easier than chemotherapy, but they do have side effects, some of them serious. Reporting new symptoms early keeps treatment safe.
Read the factsMyth #29 · Treatment & survivalHerbal or traditional medicine can cure lung cancer instead of medical treatment?
వైద్య చికిత్సకు బదులు మూలికా లేదా సంప్రదాయ వైద్యంతో ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ నయమవుతుందా?No herbal or traditional remedy has been shown to cure lung cancer. Choosing it instead of proven treatment can let a curable cancer become incurable.
Read the factsMyth #30 · Treatment & survivalAfter radiotherapy, the patient is radioactive and should stay away from family?
రేడియోథెరపీ తర్వాత రోగి నుంచి రేడియేషన్ వస్తుంది కాబట్టి కుటుంబానికి దూరంగా ఉండాలా?Standard external radiotherapy does not make you radioactive. It is completely safe to hug, live with and care for children and family after each session.
Read the factsMyth #31 · Treatment & survivalOlder people are too old to be treated for lung cancer?
వయసు మళ్లినవాళ్లకు ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ చికిత్స చేయలేమా?Age alone is not a reason to refuse treatment. Fitness, other illnesses and personal wishes matter far more than the number of years.
Read the factsMyth #32 · Treatment & survivalIf a lung cancer patient needs oxygen, nothing more can be done?
ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ రోగికి ఆక్సిజన్ అవసరమైతే ఇక ఏమీ చేయలేమా?Not true. Breathlessness often has treatable causes, such as fluid around the lung or a blocked airway, and some treatments work within days.
Read the factsMyth #34 · Treatment & survivalOnce you have lung cancer, there is no point in stopping smoking?
ఊపిరితిత్తుల క్యాన్సర్ వచ్చాక పొగ మానేసి ఏం లాభం?Stopping smoking after a diagnosis helps treatment work better, reduces side effects and complications, and lowers the risk of a new cancer.
Read the factsMyth #11 · Surgery & treatmentEvery thyroid cancer requires removal of the entire thyroid gland?
ప్రతి థైరాయిడ్ క్యాన్సర్‌కూ థైరాయిడ్ గ్రంథి మొత్తం తీసేయాలా?Some low-risk cancers can be treated by removing only half of the thyroid (lobectomy). Some very small, very low-risk papillary cancers may be safely monitored instead.
Read the factsMyth #12 · Surgery & treatmentEvery patient needs radioactive iodine after thyroid surgery?
థైరాయిడ్ ఆపరేషన్ తర్వాత ప్రతి రోగికీ రేడియోధార్మిక అయోడిన్ అవసరమా?Radioactive iodine is used selectively, based on the type of cancer and the risk of it returning. Many low-risk thyroid cancers don't need it.
Read the factsMyth #13 · Surgery & treatmentRadioactive iodine and external-beam radiotherapy are the same treatment?
రేడియోధార్మిక అయోడిన్, బయటి నుంచి ఇచ్చే రేడియోథెరపీ ఒకే చికిత్సా?Radioactive iodine is swallowed and is taken up by thyroid cells wherever they are in the body. External-beam radiotherapy is aimed at a defined area, and is used in different situations.
Read the factsMyth #14 · Surgery & treatmentChemotherapy is necessary for every thyroid cancer patient?
ప్రతి థైరాయిడ్ క్యాన్సర్ రోగికీ కీమోథెరపీ అవసరమా?Standard chemotherapy is not routinely used for most thyroid cancers. Surgery, selective radioactive iodine, thyroid hormone tablets and targeted medicines are the main treatments.
Read the factsMyth #15 · Surgery & treatmentThyroid cancer surgery always causes permanent voice loss?
థైరాయిడ్ క్యాన్సర్ ఆపరేషన్ వల్ల ఎప్పుడూ శాశ్వతంగా గొంతు పోతుందా?Voice changes can happen, for example from injury to the nerve that controls the vocal cords, but permanent voice loss is not inevitable. An experienced surgeon and proper assessment minimise the risk.
Read the factsమూత్ర వ్యవస్థ, పురుషుల క్యాన్సర్లు · 5 myths
Every kidney cancer needs removal of the entire kidney?
ప్రతి మూత్రపిండ క్యాన్సర్‌కూ మూత్రపిండం మొత్తం తీసేయాలా?Partial removal of the kidney can preserve healthy kidney tissue in many cancers that haven't spread, particularly small tumours. Removing the whole kidney is still right for some larger or complex tumours.
Read the factsMyth #12 · Surgery & local treatmentRemoving one kidney always causes kidney failure or dialysis?
ఒక మూత్రపిండం తీసేస్తే ఎప్పుడూ మూత్రపిండ వైఫల్యం లేదా డయాలసిస్ వస్తుందా?Many people live well with one working kidney. The risk of long-term kidney disease depends on how well the kidneys worked before, other health conditions, and the health of the remaining kidney.
Read the factsMyth #13 · Surgery & local treatmentRobotic surgery always gives better cancer control than conventional surgery?
రోబోటిక్ ఆపరేషన్ ఎప్పుడూ మామూలు ఆపరేషన్ కంటే మెరుగైన క్యాన్సర్ అదుపు ఇస్తుందా?Robotic surgery can offer technical advantages in some cases, but cancer outcomes depend on the tumour, the quality of the surgery and choosing the right patients.
Read the factsMyth #14 · Surgery & local treatmentAll small kidney cancers must be operated on immediately?
చిన్న మూత్రపిండ క్యాన్సర్లన్నింటికీ వెంటనే ఆపరేషన్ చేయాలా?Monitoring with regular scans (active surveillance) may suit some small kidney tumours, especially in older or frail people. Some patients may be suitable for ablation instead of surgery.
Read the factsMyth #15 · Surgery & local treatmentRadiotherapy has no role in kidney cancer because it is radioresistant?
మూత్రపిండ క్యాన్సర్ రేడియేషన్‌కు లొంగదు కాబట్టి రేడియోథెరపీకి పాత్ర లేదా?Conventional radiotherapy has had limited effect on kidney cancer. But modern stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT) can control selected kidney tumours and areas of spread very well.
Read the factsరక్త క్యాన్సర్లు · 15 myths
Every leukaemia patient needs chemotherapy immediately?
ప్రతి లుకేమియా రోగికీ వెంటనే కీమోథెరపీ అవసరమా?Acute leukaemias usually need prompt specialist treatment. Some people with CLL and no symptoms can be monitored, and CML is usually treated with tablets.
Read the factsMyth #12 · TreatmentEvery leukaemia patient needs a bone marrow transplant?
ప్రతి లుకేమియా రోగికీ బోన్ మ్యారో ట్రాన్స్‌ప్లాంట్ అవసరమా?A stem cell (bone marrow) transplant is recommended only for selected patients, based on the leukaemia type, its genetic risk, the response to treatment and other factors.
Read the factsMyth #13 · TreatmentLeukaemia can never be cured?
లుకేమియా ఎప్పటికీ నయం కాదా?Most children with ALL can be cured. Some people with AML and other leukaemias also achieve long-term remission or cure. Outcomes vary greatly by type and risk.
Read the factsMyth #14 · TreatmentChemotherapy is the only treatment for leukaemia?
లుకేమియాకు కీమోథెరపీ ఒక్కటే చికిత్సా?Targeted medicines, antibodies, immunotherapy, cell therapies and stem cell transplants all have important roles in particular leukaemias.
Read the factsMyth #15 · TreatmentIf leukaemia returns after treatment, nothing can be done?
చికిత్స తర్వాత లుకేమియా తిరిగి వస్తే ఏమీ చేయలేమా?Leukaemia that returns may be treated with further chemotherapy, targeted drugs, immunotherapy, CAR-T cell therapy or a transplant, depending on the disease and the person.
Read the factsMyth #11 · TreatmentEvery lymphoma needs surgery to remove the affected lymph nodes?
ప్రతి లింఫోమాకూ ప్రభావితమైన లింఫ్ గ్రంథులను ఆపరేషన్‌తో తీసేయాలా?Surgery is usually done to diagnose lymphoma, not to treat it. Most lymphomas are treated mainly with medicines, sometimes with radiotherapy.
Read the factsMyth #12 · TreatmentChemotherapy is needed immediately for every lymphoma?
ప్రతి లింఫోమాకూ వెంటనే కీమోథెరపీ అవసరమా?Some people with slow-growing lymphoma, few symptoms and little disease can safely be monitored at first, with "watch and wait".
Read the factsMyth #13 · TreatmentAggressive lymphoma is always harder to cure than slow-growing lymphoma?
దూకుడైన లింఫోమా నెమ్మదిగా పెరిగే లింఫోమా కంటే ఎప్పుడూ నయం చేయడం కష్టమా?Many aggressive lymphomas, including many cases of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, can be cured. Slow-growing lymphomas can be controlled for years, but are often hard to eliminate permanently when advanced.
Read the factsMyth #14 · TreatmentRadiotherapy has no role in lymphoma?
లింఫోమాలో రేడియోథెరపీకి పాత్ర లేదా?Radiotherapy can control lymphoma very effectively, and may be used for some early-stage lymphomas, bulky or remaining disease, and lymphomas in certain organs.
Read the factsMyth #15 · TreatmentIf lymphoma returns after chemotherapy, no effective treatment remains?
కీమోథెరపీ తర్వాత లింఫోమా తిరిగి వస్తే పనిచేసే చికిత్స ఏదీ మిగలదా?Depending on the type and previous treatment, options include further chemotherapy, stem cell transplant, targeted medicines, bispecific antibodies and CAR-T cell therapy.
Read the factsMyth #11 · Treatment & bone healthMultiple myeloma can't be treated effectively?
మల్టిపుల్ మైలోమాకు సమర్థవంతమైన చికిత్స లేదా?Modern combinations of medicines can produce deep, long-lasting responses. Myeloma is generally considered treatable, but not usually curable.
Read the factsMyth #12 · Treatment & bone healthEvery patient with myeloma needs chemotherapy immediately?
మైలోమా ఉన్న ప్రతి రోగికీ వెంటనే కీమోథెరపీ అవసరమా?MGUS and most smouldering myeloma are monitored rather than treated. Active myeloma generally needs treatment, and some high-risk smouldering cases may be considered for early treatment.
Read the factsMyth #13 · Treatment & bone healthEvery myeloma patient needs a bone marrow transplant?
ప్రతి మైలోమా రోగికీ బోన్ మ్యారో ట్రాన్స్‌ప్లాంట్ అవసరమా?A transplant using the patient's own stem cells helps selected, fit patients, but many people are treated effectively without one.
Read the factsMyth #14 · Treatment & bone healthRadiotherapy has no role because myeloma affects the entire bone marrow?
మైలోమా ఎముక మజ్జ మొత్తం మీద ప్రభావం చూపుతుంది కాబట్టి రేడియోథెరపీకి పాత్ర లేదా?Radiotherapy can relieve bone pain, treat localised myeloma tumours (plasmacytomas) and help manage local problems. A single plasmacytoma is often treated with radiotherapy alone.
Read the factsMyth #15 · Treatment & bone healthBone-strengthening medicines are unnecessary once cancer treatment begins?
క్యాన్సర్ చికిత్స మొదలయ్యాక ఎముకలను బలపరిచే మందులు అవసరం లేదా?Medicines such as zoledronic acid or denosumab can reduce fractures and other bone problems. Kidney function, calcium levels and dental health need attention.
Read the factsమెదడు, ఎముకలు, పిల్లల క్యాన్సర్లు · 30 myths
A brain biopsy or surgery makes cancer spread faster?
మెదడు బయాప్సీ లేదా ఆపరేషన్ వల్ల క్యాన్సర్ వేగంగా వ్యాపిస్తుందా?A properly performed biopsy or operation does not generally make a brain tumour grow or spread faster. These are often essential for diagnosis and treatment.
Read the factsMyth #12 · Surgery & tumour behaviourIf a brain tumour is benign, it never needs treatment?
మెదడు గడ్డ ప్రమాదం లేనిదైతే ఎప్పుడూ చికిత్స అవసరం లేదా?Some benign tumours can simply be watched with scans. Others need surgery or radiotherapy because they grow, cause symptoms or press on important structures.
Read the factsMyth #13 · Surgery & tumour behaviourEvery brain tumour needs open brain surgery?
ప్రతి మెదడు గడ్డకూ పుర్రె తెరిచి ఆపరేషన్ చేయాలా?Treatment may be monitoring, microsurgery, radiosurgery, radiotherapy or medicines, depending on the type of tumour and the situation.
Read the factsMyth #14 · Surgery & tumour behaviourA brain tumour that can't be completely removed is automatically incurable?
పూర్తిగా తీసేయలేని మెదడు గడ్డ ఆటోమేటిక్‌గా నయం కానిదా?The outlook depends on the tumour's type and molecular features, and on the treatments available. Some tumours that can't be fully removed are controlled for many years.
Read the factsMyth #15 · Surgery & tumour behaviourA tumour found in the brain must have started in the brain?
మెదడులో కనిపించిన గడ్డ తప్పనిసరిగా మెదడులోనే మొదలైందా?Many tumours in the brain have spread from cancers elsewhere in the body, most commonly the lung, breast and skin (melanoma).
Read the factsMyth #16 · Treatment & survivalRadiotherapy to the brain always causes permanent memory loss?
మెదడుకు రేడియోథెరపీ ఎప్పుడూ శాశ్వత జ్ఞాపకశక్తి నష్టం తెస్తుందా?The risk to memory depends on the dose, how much of the brain is treated, age and technique. Modern approaches can reduce that risk in suitable patients.
Read the factsMyth #17 · Treatment & survivalGamma Knife or CyberKnife treatment means cutting open the skull?
గామా నైఫ్ లేదా సైబర్‌నైఫ్ చికిత్స అంటే పుర్రెను కోసి తెరవడమా?Despite the name "knife", these are forms of radiosurgery that deliver precisely focused radiation, without any cut.
Read the factsMyth #18 · Treatment & survivalChemotherapy can't work against brain tumours because of the blood–brain barrier?
రక్త-మెదడు అడ్డుగోడ వల్ల మెదడు గడ్డల మీద కీమోథెరపీ పనిచేయదా?Some chemotherapy and targeted medicines work well against certain brain tumours. How well they work depends on the tumour and the drug.
Read the factsMyth #19 · Treatment & survivalBrain cancer always means death within a few months?
మెదడు క్యాన్సర్ అంటే ఎప్పుడూ కొన్ని నెలల్లో మరణమేనా?Outcomes vary enormously. Some aggressive tumours have a poor outlook, while other brain tumours are curable or can be controlled for many years.
Read the factsMyth #20 · Treatment & survivalAfter successful treatment, follow-up MRI scans aren't needed?
విజయవంతమైన చికిత్స తర్వాత తదుపరి ఎమ్మారై స్కాన్లు అవసరం లేదా?Regular scans are important to detect any return or growth of the tumour, effects of treatment, and late complications.
Read the factsMyth #21 · Treatment & survivalSteroid tablets (dexamethasone) are treating the brain tumour itself?
స్టెరాయిడ్ మాత్రలు (డెక్సామెథాసోన్) మెదడు గడ్డకే చికిత్స చేస్తున్నాయా?Dexamethasone reduces the swelling around a brain tumour, which can quickly ease headache or weakness. It does not treat the tumour itself, except for some lymphomas.
Read the factsMyth #22 · Treatment & survivalSeizure tablets can be stopped as soon as the fits stop?
ఫిట్స్ ఆగిపోగానే ఫిట్స్ మాత్రలు ఆపేయవచ్చా?Stopping seizure medicine suddenly can bring back seizures, sometimes more severe ones. Any change should be planned with your doctor.
Read the factsMyth #26 · Treatment & survivalHerbal or ayurvedic medicines can dissolve a brain tumour?
మూలికా లేదా ఆయుర్వేద మందులు మెదడు గడ్డను కరిగించగలవా?No herbal or traditional medicine has been shown to shrink or cure a brain tumour. Some interfere with treatment or harm the liver.
Read the factsMyth #27 · Treatment & survivalChemotherapy tablets (temozolomide) are weaker than injections?
కీమోథెరపీ మాత్రలు (టెమోజోలోమైడ్) ఇంజెక్షన్ల కంటే బలహీనమైనవా?Temozolomide capsules are real chemotherapy. They are the standard chemotherapy for glioblastoma and many other gliomas and need the same care as any chemotherapy.
Read the factsMyth #28 · Treatment & survivalOlder people are too old for brain tumour treatment?
వయసు మళ్లినవారు మెదడు గడ్డ చికిత్సకు పనికిరారా?Age alone does not decide. Many people over 70 benefit from shorter courses of radiotherapy, tablet chemotherapy, or both, chosen according to their fitness and tumour tests.
Read the factsMyth #29 · Treatment & survivalOnce cancer spreads to the brain, nothing more can be done?
క్యాన్సర్ మెదడుకు పాకాక ఇక ఏమీ చేయలేమా?Many people with brain metastases are treated effectively with focused radiation, surgery or targeted medicines that reach the brain, and some live for years.
Read the factsMyth #30 · Treatment & survivalPeople with a brain tumour can never take blood thinners?
మెదడు గడ్డ ఉన్నవారు ఎప్పుడూ రక్తం పలుచబరిచే మందులు వాడకూడదా?Most people with a brain tumour can safely take blood thinners when they develop a clot in the leg or lung, after a scan shows no bleeding in the brain.
Read the factsMyth #33 · Treatment & survivalHair never grows back after brain radiotherapy?
మెదడు రేడియోథెరపీ తర్వాత జుట్టు ఎప్పటికీ మళ్లీ పెరగదా?Hair loss happens only where the radiation beams pass and usually starts to regrow 2 to 6 months after treatment. With high doses, a patch may stay thin or bald.
Read the factsMyth #34 · Treatment & survivalChildren who are cured of a brain tumour need no more check-ups?
మెదడు గడ్డ నయమైన పిల్లలకు ఇక చెకప్‌లు అవసరం లేదా?Children treated for brain tumours need long-term follow-up for growth, hormones, hearing, vision, learning and late effects, even when the tumour has gone.
Read the factsMyth #35 · Surgery & tumour behaviourBrain cancer spreads all over the body like other cancers?
మెదడు క్యాన్సర్ ఇతర క్యాన్సర్లలాగే శరీరమంతా వ్యాపిస్తుందా?Tumours that start in the brain very rarely spread outside the brain and spinal cord. Some can spread through the fluid around the brain and spine, which doctors check for.
Read the factsMyth #11 · TreatmentOsteosarcoma always needs amputation?
ఆస్టియోసార్కోమాకు ఎప్పుడూ కాలు లేదా చేయి తీసేయాలా?Many patients can have limb-sparing surgery, which removes the tumour while saving the arm or leg, when it can be done safely and leave a useful limb.
Read the factsMyth #12 · TreatmentChemotherapy isn't needed if the bone tumour can be removed by surgery?
ఎముక గడ్డను ఆపరేషన్‌తో తీసేయగలిగితే కీమోథెరపీ అవసరం లేదా?High-grade osteosarcoma usually needs both chemotherapy and surgery, because tiny amounts of cancer may already have spread, even if scans don't show it.
Read the factsMyth #13 · TreatmentEwing sarcoma can be cured by surgery alone?
ఎవింగ్ సార్కోమా కేవలం ఆపరేషన్‌తో నయమవుతుందా?Ewing sarcoma needs chemotherapy with several drugs, together with treatment of the main tumour by surgery, radiotherapy or both.
Read the factsMyth #14 · TreatmentRadiotherapy has no role in bone sarcomas?
ఎముక సార్కోమాల్లో రేడియోథెరపీకి పాత్ర లేదా?Radiotherapy is an established part of treatment for Ewing sarcoma, and has important roles in some other sarcomas. Osteosarcoma is less sensitive to it, but it can still help in specific situations.
Read the factsMyth #15 · TreatmentEvery child with rhabdomyosarcoma needs radical surgery?
రాబ్డోమయోసార్కోమా ఉన్న ప్రతి బిడ్డకూ పెద్ద ఆపరేషన్ తప్పదా?Treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma is tailored to each child's risk. Chemotherapy, limited surgery and radiotherapy are combined according to where the tumour is, its type, molecular findings and stage.
Read the factsMyth #27 · TreatmentIf the lungs are clear at diagnosis, chemotherapy isn't needed?
నిర్ధారణ సమయంలో ఊపిరితిత్తులు శుభ్రంగా ఉంటే కీమోథెరపీ అవసరం లేదా?Tiny amounts of cancer too small to see on scans may already be present. Chemotherapy is essential for every Ewing sarcoma and for most high-grade osteosarcomas.
Read the factsMyth #28 · TreatmentIf chemotherapy doesn't visibly shrink an osteosarcoma, it has completely failed?
కీమోథెరపీ ఆస్టియోసార్కోమాను కనిపించేలా చిన్నది చేయకపోతే అది పూర్తిగా విఫలమైనట్లేనా?Osteosarcoma often shrinks little on scans, even when most of the tumour has died. The response is measured under the microscope after surgery.
Read the factsMyth #29 · TreatmentProton therapy is automatically better for every child with sarcoma?
సార్కోమా ఉన్న ప్రతి బిడ్డకూ ప్రోటాన్ థెరపీ ఆటోమేటిక్‌గా మెరుగైనదా?Proton therapy can reduce radiation to healthy tissues in some patients, but whether it helps depends on the tumour's position, the treatment plan and the quality of the treatment.
Read the factsMyth #35 · TreatmentIt is always better to operate first; radiotherapy before surgery only delays the cure?
ఎప్పుడూ ముందు ఆపరేషన్ చేయడమే మంచిది, ఆపరేషన్‌కు ముందు ఇచ్చే రేడియోథెరపీ నయం కావడాన్ని ఆలస్యం చేస్తుందా?For many larger sarcomas of the arm, leg or trunk, radiotherapy given before surgery controls the tumour as well as radiotherapy given after, and usually causes fewer long-term problems with the limb.
Read the factsMyth #36 · TreatmentAll sarcomas are the same disease and get the same treatment?
అన్ని సార్కోమాలూ ఒకే వ్యాధి, అన్నింటికీ ఒకే చికిత్సా?There are more than 100 types of sarcoma, and the exact type decides the treatment, which can range from surgery alone to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted medicines or immunotherapy.
Read the factsచికిత్స, స్క్రీనింగ్, సంరక్షణ · 25 myths
Chemotherapy is only given when cancer is advanced and incurable?
క్యాన్సర్ ముదిరి, నయం కానప్పుడే కీమోథెరపీ ఇస్తారా?Chemotherapy is often given with the aim of cure: before or after surgery, alongside radiotherapy, and as the main treatment for several cancers.
Read the factsMyth #02 · ChemotherapyEvery patient receiving chemotherapy will lose their hair?
కీమోథెరపీ తీసుకునే ప్రతి రోగికీ జుట్టు రాలుతుందా?Hair loss depends on the drugs, doses and schedule. Some treatments cause complete hair loss; others cause thinning or very little.
Read the factsMyth #03 · ChemotherapyChemotherapy is always painful and unbearable?
కీమోథెరపీ ఎప్పుడూ నొప్పిగా, భరించలేనంతగా ఉంటుందా?Many side effects can be prevented or controlled with modern supportive medicines. How people tolerate treatment varies greatly between regimens and individuals.
Read the factsMyth #04 · ChemotherapyChemotherapy destroys immunity permanently?
కీమోథెరపీ రోగనిరోధక శక్తిని శాశ్వతంగా నాశనం చేస్తుందా?Many chemotherapy treatments temporarily lower blood counts and raise the risk of infection. Counts usually recover, although some treatments have longer-lasting effects on immunity.
Read the factsMyth #05 · ChemotherapyIf chemotherapy causes no side effects, it isn't working?
కీమోథెరపీ వల్ల దుష్ప్రభావాలు లేకపోతే అది పనిచేయడం లేదా?How severe the side effects are doesn't reliably show how well treatment is working. People can respond very well with few symptoms.
Read the factsMyth #06 · ChemotherapyChemotherapy makes cancer spread faster?
కీమోథెరపీ వల్ల క్యాన్సర్ వేగంగా వ్యాపిస్తుందా?Chemotherapy is designed to destroy or hold back cancer cells. Cancer sometimes grows despite treatment because it becomes resistant, but chemotherapy doesn't cause it to spread.
Read the factsMyth #07 · ChemotherapyOnce chemotherapy begins, it can't be stopped or changed?
కీమోథెరపీ మొదలుపెట్టాక ఆపడం లేదా మార్చడం కుదరదా?Treatment can be adjusted, delayed, reduced or stopped when there is a good medical reason: side effects, how the cancer is responding, or a change in the goals of treatment.
Read the factsMyth #08 · ChemotherapyChemotherapy always causes permanent infertility?
కీమోథెరపీ వల్ల ఎప్పుడూ శాశ్వతంగా పిల్లలు పుట్టరా?The risk to fertility depends on the drugs, the total dose, age and the type of treatment. Fertility preservation should be discussed before treatment whenever relevant.
Read the factsMyth #09 · ImmunotherapyImmunotherapy works for every cancer patient?
ఇమ్యునోథెరపీ ప్రతి క్యాన్సర్ రోగికీ పనిచేస్తుందా?Whether immunotherapy helps depends on the type of cancer, its stage, biomarkers and the treatment setting. Not every tumour responds.
Read the factsMyth #10 · ImmunotherapyImmunotherapy has no side effects because it uses the body's own immune system?
ఇమ్యునోథెరపీ శరీరపు సొంత రోగనిరోధక శక్తిని వాడుతుంది కాబట్టి దుష్ప్రభావాలు ఉండవా?Immunotherapy can cause the immune system to attack healthy organs, including the skin, bowel, liver, lungs and thyroid. Some reactions are serious or even life-threatening.
Read the factsMyth #11 · ImmunotherapyImmunotherapy is always better than chemotherapy?
ఇమ్యునోథెరపీ ఎప్పుడూ కీమోథెరపీ కంటే మంచిదా?Neither is better for everyone. Some cancers respond best to chemotherapy, others to immunotherapy, and many benefit from a combination.
Read the factsMyth #12 · ImmunotherapyImmunotherapy works immediately after the first dose?
మొదటి డోస్ తర్వాతే ఇమ్యునోథెరపీ పనిచేస్తుందా?Responses can take time, and vary widely. Early scans and symptoms must be interpreted in light of the specific treatment and cancer.
Read the factsMyth #13 · ImmunotherapyIf a tumour grows on the first scan, immunotherapy is definitely failing?
మొదటి స్కాన్‌లో గడ్డ పెరిగితే ఇమ్యునోథెరపీ ఖచ్చితంగా విఫలమైనట్లేనా?True progression is more common than "pseudoprogression". In some stable patients, further assessment may clarify an uncertain early scan, but suspected progression must not be dismissed.
Read the factsMyth #14 · ImmunotherapyImmunotherapy can be continued indefinitely without monitoring?
పర్యవేక్షణ లేకుండా ఇమ్యునోథెరపీని ఎంత కాలమైనా కొనసాగించవచ్చా?How long treatment continues depends on the cancer and the treatment plan. Regular monitoring is essential, and side effects can occasionally appear even after treatment stops.
Read the factsMyth #15 · Targeted therapyTargeted therapy works for every cancer?
టార్గెటెడ్ చికిత్స ప్రతి క్యాన్సర్‌కూ పనిచేస్తుందా?Targeted drugs act on specific features or gene changes in cancer cells. They are used only when the right target is present, often confirmed by biomarker testing.
Read the factsMyth #16 · Targeted therapyTargeted therapy has no side effects because it attacks only cancer cells?
టార్గెటెడ్ చికిత్స క్యాన్సర్ కణాల మీదే దాడి చేస్తుంది కాబట్టి దుష్ప్రభావాలు ఉండవా?Targeted treatments can cause rash, diarrhoea, high blood pressure, liver problems, heart effects and other side effects, depending on the drug.
Read the factsMyth #17 · Targeted therapyAll targeted therapies are tablets?
టార్గెటెడ్ చికిత్సలన్నీ మాత్రలేనా?Some targeted treatments are tablets; others, including antibodies and antibody–drug conjugates, are given by drip or injection.
Read the factsMyth #18 · Targeted therapyA positive genetic test automatically means a targeted drug will work?
జన్యు పరీక్ష పాజిటివ్ వస్తే టార్గెటెడ్ మందు ఆటోమేటిక్‌గా పనిచేస్తుందా?Benefit depends on the specific gene change, the type of tumour, the drug and the treatment setting. Not every gene change found can be treated.
Read the factsMyth #19 · Targeted therapyIf targeted therapy stops working, no further treatment is possible?
టార్గెటెడ్ చికిత్స పనిచేయడం ఆగిపోతే ఇక వేరే చికిత్స లేదా?Cancers can become resistant, but repeat testing or other treatments may offer further options.
Read the factsMyth #20 · Targeted therapyTargeted therapy always cures cancer permanently?
టార్గెటెడ్ చికిత్స ఎప్పుడూ క్యాన్సర్‌ను శాశ్వతంగా నయం చేస్తుందా?Some targeted treatments give long-lasting control, or contribute to cure in certain situations, but many are used to control advanced cancer rather than eliminate it.
Read the factsMyth #06 · Treatment in stage IVChemotherapy is useless once cancer has spread?
క్యాన్సర్ వ్యాపించాక కీమోథెరపీ వల్ల ఉపయోగం లేదా?Treatments for spread cancer can shrink tumours, relieve symptoms, help people live longer, and sometimes give long-lasting responses. The benefit depends on the cancer and the treatment.
Read the factsMyth #07 · Treatment in stage IVSurgery has no role in stage IV cancer?
నాలుగో దశ క్యాన్సర్‌లో ఆపరేషన్‌కు పాత్ర లేదా?Surgery may help some people with limited spread, or relieve problems such as a blockage, bleeding or a weakened bone. It is not routinely helpful in every case.
Read the factsMyth #08 · Treatment in stage IVRadiotherapy can't help patients with stage IV cancer?
నాలుగో దశ క్యాన్సర్ రోగులకు రేడియోథెరపీ సహాయపడదా?Radiotherapy can relieve pain, bleeding, pressure on nerves and other symptoms. For selected people with limited spread, focused radiotherapy may also help control the disease for a long time.
Read the factsMyth #09 · Treatment in stage IVThe newest or most expensive cancer medicine is always the best option?
అతి కొత్త లేదా అతి ఖరీదైన క్యాన్సర్ మందే ఎప్పుడూ ఉత్తమమా?Treatment choice depends on evidence, biomarkers, expected benefit, side effects, the patient's goals and affordability. A higher price doesn't guarantee better results.
Read the factsMyth #10 · Treatment in stage IVIf cancer grows despite treatment, every available drug should be tried?
చికిత్స ఉన్నా క్యాన్సర్ పెరిగితే అందుబాటులో ఉన్న ప్రతి మందునూ ప్రయత్నించాలా?More treatment is right when its likely benefit outweighs the harm. In some situations, focusing on symptom control and quality of life helps more than further anticancer treatment.
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