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Can skin cancer be transmitted?
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No: Like other cancers, skin cancers are not transmissible. A reasonably healthy person can't get cancer from anyone else.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Not possible: Skin cancer is not contagious and can not be transmitted from one person to another.
Answered 4/27/2015
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