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Can a person get blood cancer if he accidentally touch a blood cancer patients blood?i heard 2 different opinion so want to know the exact answer.
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No: Blood cancers (leukemias) are not contagious. Infectious diseases can be caused by blood exposure under circumstances of skin breaks, but not leukemia.
Answered 11/17/2013
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