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Can stomach cancer be transmitted through kissing? how contagious is h. pylori?
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No: But oral/head and neck cancers can be caused by oral sex and transmitting hpv.
Answered 10/1/2015
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No: Stomach cancer can not be transmitted through kissing as it is an infection. H pylori can be transmitted through vomitius, saliva or oral-fecal.
Answered 3/22/2020
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No.: Stomach cancer cannot be transmitted through kissing. H. Pylori is widely prevalent and mostly spreads through food and drink.
Answered 11/17/2018
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