Cancer is a word no one wants to hear, and a new study from the American Cancer Society reports that a lot of people have some serious misconceptions about the disease.

This may sound outrageous but breast cancer survivor Sybil Edgar says she's met a few women who really believed that some unusual behaviors could cause breast cancer.

"I've heard some women say that if they hit their breast or their significant other squeezes too hard they can get cancer; that is a myth, it is not true."

Another rumor out there that sounds outrageous is the rumor that under wire bras could cause breast cancer. Oncology Care Nurse Laurie Wise says although she sees how that rumor could have gotten started - it's just not true. "But there is an element of concern here because we know that one of the causative agents of cancer is constant irritation and if you're wearing an under wire bra and it's constantly irritating an area in your breast, it might cause an irritation. I would doubt very seriously that that would ever migrate into a formal cancer."

Laurie answers the question, what about the myth that eating grilled foods can cause cancer? "That's a fiction, however, again has some element of truth in it. Because what we know is that there are carcinogens in, charcoal or charcoal flamed meat that can, over a long period of time that can cause some damage that might be a precursor to cancer."

There are so many statements out there that can cause confusion about cancer. With the Internet today, you have to be very careful and make sure the information is coming from a reliable organization. And remember, when in doubt, your doctor will be your best source for accurate information and resources on the facts about cancer.

Perhaps the most common cancer myth is that the risk of dying from cancer in the United States is increasing - NOT TRUE - that has actually decreased since the early 1990s.