in a sense that, a syringe of a cancer patient is accidentally punctured to a nurse
2006-11-09 09:41:53 · 9 answers · asked by jei 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Some neoplasms (including cancers) are caused by viruses - think HPV - which are transmittable. Although that's not spreading 'cancer' as such.
In theory, were a cancerous cell which had broken off a tumor on it's way to metastasise somewhere else to happen to be drawn up into a needle and that cell were to be transferred in a needlestick injury (which is unbelievably rare to say the least - needlesticks aren't as dangerous as people might think) and that cell were to not be clobbered by the host immune system as soon as it entered the second person and that cell were to settle somewhere with a blood supply enabling to mitose then yes, cancer is transmittable.
I just wouldn't place any bets on it happening.
2006-11-09 09:53:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but probably not in the accidental manner you have mentioned.
Only under a very specific and rare set of circumstances can some cancers be transmitted via the blood or blood products.
We recently met a man whose sister was dying from stage four cutaneous lymphoma. About eight years ago this same sister had been his stem cell donor when the man had acute myelogenous leukemia. At the time of the stem cell donation the sister had skin problems that looked like eczema but she had not yet been diagnosed with cutaneous lymphoma. Recently the man was diagnosed with this same very rare cutaneous lymphoma. This type lymphoma is not familial meaning relatives don't have any tendency to also develop this cancer. The stem cell donation, which was a blood product, was definitely the source of the younger brother also developing this rare indolent lymphoma.
http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=blod_dis/2419
People diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma are never again allowed to donate blood even after being pronounced in remission because of the risks involved.
2006-11-09 12:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be transferred by blood or other tissue. But it isn't very common. I am a two year cancer survivor and have been told that I cannot be a blood doner until I have been in remission for seven years.
2006-11-09 12:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by knittinmama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Wikipedia.org
"Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues."
Blood from a cancer patient is not going to cause this to happen in another person.
2006-11-09 09:52:51 · answer #4 · answered by Renee B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't think that could happen... you might want to ask a proffesional doctor, or read a book about cancer... i am sure you can find the answer somewhere!!
the only way i can think that cancer can be spread is through blood, most of the time, someone has to have it in your family for you to have it... but of course someone can always get it somehow i think... but like i said most of the time you have to have it in your family!!!
2006-11-09 10:00:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2006-11-10 05:42:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, cancer is not a contagious disease, it cannot be spread. HTH.
2006-11-09 09:46:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely not.
2016-03-19 05:55:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope cancer is not like hiv/aids
2006-11-09 10:43:36 · answer #9 · answered by nativebeauty22 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i really don't think so
2006-11-09 09:45:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋