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Is breast cancer contagious?
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No: Breast cancer may run in families, however, it is not contagious.
Answered 10/13/2017
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Not infection: Unlike infection, breast cancer is not contagious disease. No need to worry that you may get cancer by being too close to somebody with breast cancer.
Answered 10/13/2017
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No: Breast cancer develops as a result of both genetic predisposition and environmental exposures during life. It is understood to develop as a result of multiple variables in one's body based related to exposure to hormones as well as elements that we don't understand in some tumors. It has never been shown to b related to any infection or virus. It is not contagious or transferable to others.
Answered 6/22/2017
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