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Can cancer be transmitted?
No, you can not get cancer from another individual.
Can you get cancer from spit?
No, you cannot get cancer from spit. Cancer is not transmitted by any bodily fluids. Cancer is caused by your lifestyle, diet, tobacco use, lack of exercise, sun exposure without sunscreen. It is not passed from person to person.
Can cancer be transmitted form person to person?
no
Can kissing to a cancer patient cause cancer?
no you cant it is in your body and is not contagious
How colds and influenza normally transmitted?
aspirated through the upper respiratory tract. Meaning you breath it in. It can also be transmitted by touching a contaminated surface and then touching the nose or eyes, but not through ingestation i.e. eating it
Can cancer be spread from a smoker or chewer by touching?
No, cancer is a cell that has damaged DNA and keeps making copies of itself. It cannot be passed from person to person.
Can lung cancer occur even if the person has never consumed tobacco or smoked?
yes
What are the modes of transmission of cancer?
Cancer is not transmitted in the same way as infectious diseases; it cannot be spread from person to person. However, certain risk factors can increase the likelihood of developing cancer, such as genetic predisposition, exposure to carcinogens (like tobacco smoke and UV radiation), and certain viral infections (like HPV or hepatitis B). Additionally, lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity, and alcohol consumption can influence cancer risk.
Why is it important for you to avoid touching another person's blood?
There are multiple human pathogens that can be transmitted through blood. HIV is probably the most commonly known, but other important ones are hepatitis A, B and C (which can cause liver cancer).
Why is cancer is an example of non communicable diseases?
The reason that cancer is an example of a non-communicable disease is that it can not be transmitted person to person. A cold is communicable because you can get a cold from someone else.
How is tobacco transmitted from one person to another?
Tobacco is not trasmitted, other than by legal (or grey market) sales of cigarettes or other forms of Tobacco. This question appears to be posted by someone who wanted to answer it themselves to deter people from smoking.
What is the fastest type of cancer?
Sometimes cancer is genetic, but it increases a person's odds when they are exposed to cancer causing agents. Cigarettes contain many chemicals that are known to cause cancer.
