Why is everybody scared of Cancer?

[Moh]

Why is it when somebody talks about Cancer, they're instantly scared? I'v had a few family members, including my mum who have had Cancer and they have all survived. A lot of friends and friends of friends have had Cancer and survived.

So what exactly is it what scares everybody? Why is it that the media only publish bad news about Cancer?

[Apple]

I think part of the reason people do not like cancer is because cancer is one of them things that gets most of us in the end. Also a lot of people tend to have family members that have died from cancer so it is an illness they can kind of relate to.

[Nicola]

Well I think it's pretty scary at first because it can kill you... yes there are cures for it but you don't know if you can be cured until later on.

[beth]

i think because it's still a bit of an unknown. it's still a new disease really, and cancer is such a broad term that it covers so many scary things.

[Moh]

But why are people only aware of the bad cases of it? There's a lot of success stories nobody has really heard of.

[beth]

But why are people only aware of the bad cases of it? There's a lot of success stories nobody has really heard of.

i guess that's mainly down to media, a good success story never really is as "interesting" as a death.

[Special]

why are people scared of it?

well it can kill you, there is no cure, it can ruin your life, ruin your familys life, treatment is expensive & finally not everyone is as lucky as your mum

[Moh]

i guess that's mainly down to media, a good success story never really is as "interesting" as a death.

Bit disgusting how they do it just for money

why are people scared of it?

well it can kill you, there is no cure, it can ruin your life, ruin your familys life, treatment is expensive & finally not everyone is as lucky as your mum

But when it's a life threatening illness, surely you need some sort of hope and not all these depressing stories.

[Special]

Bit disgusting how they do it just for money
But when it's a life threatening illness, surely you need some sort of hope and not all these depressing stories.

yes indeed, but that was not your question

[Moh]

yes indeed, but that was not your question

Surely that's why people are scared? The treatment isn't very nice at all, but most people instantly think of dying when they hear they have cancer.