Learn why your intuition tripped.
Some popular ideas about cancer are wrong, even when they seem to make sense. Guess first, then watch the real science.
Explore 7 experiments about cancer
Guess first. Then watch the real science.
Myth
You can catch cancer from someone.You can't. It starts from changes in a person's own cells.
Source: American Cancer SocietySource: National Cancer Institute
Myth
Chemo only affects cancer cells.It also affects other cells that divide fast, like hair cells. That's why hair can fall out.
Myth
A tumour grows slowly and steadily.Its cells keep doubling, and each doubling adds more than the last. Found early, treatment is more likely to work.
Guess
Every experiment starts with your guess. Here's one: when chemo starts, what happens to the hair follicle cells?
- Cancer cells100%cells left
- Hair follicle cells100%healthy cells left
- Slow-dividing cells100%healthy cells left
Pick a guess: When chemo starts, what happens to the hair follicle cells?
What cancer is, preventing it, finding it early and treating it. You always guess first.