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If someone gets pricked by a needle used by a cancer patient , is it possible to get that cancer ?
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Cancer is not contagious like common germs strep/staph. The cited description is also odd. In the US all needles are single use/disposed immediately. Why such an event would ever happen is unknown. Transfer of germs between drug users who share needles is well known, but I cannot believe cancer is ever transmitted that way.
Answered 9/28/2023
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