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Can Cancer Be Contagious?

If a person with cancer has sores on their mouth, can eating out of their plate be dangerous?

posted on Mon, 15 Mar 2010
Twitter Wed, 17 Mar 2010 Answered on
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No Cancer is not contagious, but few of them can be heridatory, that is if you have had any of the family members having the cancer, you might stand a chance of getting it due to their heriditary nature.
Gastroenterologist, Surgical,  Dr. Ketan Vagholkar's  Response
No cancer is contagious, but they can be hereditary.
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Can Cancer Be Contagious?

No Cancer is not contagious, but few of them can be heridatory, that is if you have had any of the family members having the cancer, you might stand a chance of getting it due to their heriditary nature.