2006-09-05 04:58:18 · 22 answers · asked by artisfuntoo 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
It sounds like what you're really asking is: can cancer be transmitted through sex from one person to another?
First of all, it is unlikely if not altogether impossible that cancer cells be present in the sperm of someone who has widespread metastatic cancer. Even if cancer cells are present in the sperm, it is again pretty much impossible for one to contract cancer from another person. Cancer is not a communicable disease because our normal immune system will recognize cancer cells from another person as foreign and eradicate it as if it's an infection.
2006-09-05 13:45:41 · answer #1 · answered by Cycman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be afraid that you can pass on cancer cells to your partner during sex. This is not true. Cancer is not infectious. But you should use a condom if you are having chemotherapy, and for three months afterwards. Doctors don't know enough about how much of the drugs come through in the semen. So wearing a condom makes sure that your partner is as safe as possible.
It is sensible to use a condom or take precautions to prevent pregnancy for a while after radiotherapy or chemotherapy. This is because there may be a chance that your sperm have been affected by the treatment and this could cause abnormal development of a baby you father during this time.
There is no increased risk of you fathering an abnormal baby in the future after testicular cancer treatment has ended.
2006-09-05 05:00:40 · answer #2 · answered by Trent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically, sure they can. But they won't make his partner, a potential child, or anyone else get cancer.
Cancer cells are basically the patient's own cells that have mutated started growing out of control. But they still have most of the markers that tell the immune system that the cells are "self," that is, that they're not foreign invaders and shouldn't be killed. Your body would recognize cells from another person (cancerous or not) as foreign and kill them, so they won't be able to grow in your body. That's a problem for organ transplants (transplant patients have to take medications to stop their immune system from destroying the organ, and even then it doesn't last indefinitely), but if you're exposed to someone else's cancer cells, it's a really good thing.
Incidentally, I read about type of cancer that was being passed around among tazmanian devils through open wounds when they fought with each other, and was actually all from one cell line. Turns out that they are closely enough related to each other that their immune systems don't recongize each other's cells as foreign. But as long as you're not a tazmanian devil, you should be fine.
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2016-12-06 11:02:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nop, not to u ... but remember some tipes of cancer can be passed thru genetics... so there is aposibility ur kids could get cancer depending of the tipe and causes of the cancer he haves.
Also be carefull, cause remember that U can pass him some infections and his illness will make him more receptive to infections.
2006-09-05 15:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by Dra. Mejía 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not able to seize melanoma from a PCa sufferer. It is without difficulty no longer contagious. To correct the above solutions, the prostate does not create the sperm itself, however it does make about 25% of the quantity of seminal fluid.
2016-08-09 13:38:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't the cancer cell just be an obselete sperm cell than, and just be disregarded?
2006-09-05 05:01:08 · answer #7 · answered by Kenneth R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say no, but you can never be too careful. i would call and ask a doctor (to be honest with you) just to make sure. im almost certian though that cancer cannot be transmitted
through sexual contact, (only transmittable diseases can be transmitted that way) also im not sure if that would be something you could look up online, but i would try it. good luck.
2006-09-05 05:08:04 · answer #8 · answered by succubus_angel_666_777 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but the baby has a risk of developing cancer at some point during its life, like my father had colon cancer so its likely that either my brother or i will have it someday, most likely my brother but hey who knows.
2006-09-05 05:05:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Most cancers (unless cause by a virus...such as HPV/cervical cancer) are not spread from person to person.
2006-09-05 05:00:23 · answer #10 · answered by yozombiesmama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋