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Breast can­cer is the most com­mon type of can­cer in the world, with over 2 mil­lion peo­ple be­ing di­ag­nosed each year. How­ev­er, de­spite its preva­lence, there are still some myths and mis­con­cep­tions when it comes to the dis­ease.

Guardian Me­dia spoke to Dr Ra­jen Ram­paul, a Breast On­col­o­gist at Pink Hi­bis­cus Breast to de­bunk some of these myths.

Myth 1: On­ly old­er women can get breast can­cer.