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    Mar 1, 2012, 12:55 PM
    Is cancer contagious to another person
    My mother has a breast cancer and I have 6ys old son.. . so he usually play wit her, sometimes she kiss him and feed her food too.. . so is it possible that cancer is transgerable in doing all these things ?
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    Mar 1, 2012, 01:02 PM
    No, cancer is not contagious, it is genetic. If your mother had/has breast cancer, your should be getting yearly mammograms as well.
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