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Can you get nasopharyngeal carcinoma from kissing multiple people?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Basically no: There's a rare nasopharyngeal carcinoma related to Epstein-Barr virus, the bug that causes infectious mono. This is no reason to forego kissing.
Answered 5/31/2014
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Well .... yes and no: Most nasopharyngeal carcinomas Type II and Type III are related to (and possibly caused by) a common virus called Epstein-Barr virus - the same virus that give you Mononucleosis. Since 90-95% of adults in America show previous exposure to this virus ... but only about 1/100,000 Americans gets this cancer --it's possible to get the virus, but REALLY rare to get the cancer. Very high rate in China
Answered 9/3/2014
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