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Is Colorectal Cancer Contagious?

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Question : Will cancer spread to other persons? particularly Colon rectum cancer?
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Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (13 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
no it does not spread like that

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

Cancer does not spread from person to person like that. Also true for colorectal cancer. Because these are not infectious.

Hope this helps.
Regards
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Is Colorectal Cancer Contagious?

Brief Answer: no it does not spread like that Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. Cancer does not spread from person to person like that. Also true for colorectal cancer. Because these are not infectious. Hope this helps. Regards