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by gruez 2969 days ago
cancer isn't transmittable either
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jmvoodoo 2969 days ago
There are several forms of transmittable cancer in other species. Luckily none in humans yet.
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morio 2969 days ago
HPV could be considered transmittable cancer. Some types of cancer only occur because of an HPV infection.
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dharma1 2969 days ago
Some viruses, like HPV, are transmittable and can cause cancer
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shadofx 2969 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncovirus
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gruez 2969 days ago
isn't that more like "a virus that's transmittable that causes cancer", not "cancer that's transmittable"?
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