Are brain tumors contagious? For example, if a person has it, and coughs and sneezes without covering their mouths, would it be contagious for other people??
I have read that brain tumors are not contagious, but I do question how much research has gone into that to really define whether or not it is.. Since, the cause of it is still unknown.
2007-11-26 11:53:54 · 8 answers · asked by tou2yaj 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
CANCER IS NOT CONTAGIOUS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
2007-11-26 12:19:30 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! Tumors aren't contagious. If someone sneezes on you, there could be a LOT of other bad stuff you could catch, and a cancerous won't be one of them.
Tumors are cancerous growths. Cancer has many causes, but it's not contagious. Carcinogens, genetic mutations, the list goes on!
2007-11-26 13:59:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assure you brain tumors are not contagious. Go to the following website, there is many many links on the various research into brain and spinal tumors.
2016-05-26 01:32:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, no form of cancer is contagious. We don't know the exact cause of cancer but we can be darn sure that it isn't contagious since if it were, a heck of a lot more people, especially nurses and doctors, would have it.
2007-11-26 15:02:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tumors are the result of cancerous growth.
The causes for most cancers are not communicable; however, cancer like Cervical Cancer has been shown to have been caused by the HPV (a virus) which is transmissible by having sex. I wouldn't be worried about getting cancer by someone coughing. You're more likely to get cancer by just breathing, eating or drinking.
2007-11-26 12:05:10 · answer #5 · answered by ro 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its not. only bacterial are contagious. maybe viral
but tumors arent
2007-11-26 12:03:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely not contagious
2007-11-27 17:32:00 · answer #7 · answered by connie l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not. It can spread to other places in your body, but that's only if YOU have it. You can't catch it from anyone.
2007-11-26 12:02:59 · answer #8 · answered by It's A Girl ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋