Myth: Drug companies and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are blocking or withholding new cancer treatments Myth: Everyone with the same kind of cancer gets the same kind of treatment Content Myth: A positive attitude is all you need to beat cancer Myth: If we can put a man on the moon, we should have cured cancer by now Myth: Drug companies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are blocking or withholding new cancer treatments Myth: Regular checkups and today's medical technology can detect all cancer early Myth: Undergoing cancer treatment means you can't live at home, work or go about your usual activities Myth: Cancer is always painful Myth: A needle biopsy can disturb cancer cells, causing them to travel to other parts of the body Myth: Surgery causes cancer to spread Myth: Everyone who has the same kind of cancer gets the same kind of treatment Myth: Everyone who has cancer has to have treatment