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A 60-year-old female asked:
My question was, can a man with prostrate cancer pass the disease to his wife when they have sex?
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Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
No prostate: No, prostate cancer is not sexually transmissible.
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Dr. Terence Chapmananswered
Urologic Oncology 28 years experience
No: Cancer is not known to be transmissible from person to person.
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HPV, the most common cause of cervical cancer is transmissible from person to person through sex.
Mar 2, 2013
Dr. Terence Chapman commented
Urologic Oncology 28 years experience
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Thank you for the non sequitur, Dr. Collins but HPV is not cancer.
Mar 3, 2013
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