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In our house, we have a cancer patient who is now out of danger. She was suffering from breast cancer . If we eat her leftover food, Is there any problem. Do we get affected also.
Kindly let know please.
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No not at all.
Cancer is not contagious
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Be calm and stay happily with patient
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Dr. Archana Prathipati
Oncologist
16 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Cancer is not contagious...
Can be in close contact with them..share food or utensils..
Infact patients are fragile due to low WBC counts ..they are more probable to caught infection from attendants
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Dr. Palaniappan Ramanathan
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20 yrs exp
Bangalore
Cancer does not spread by touch or sharing of food. It is a non communicable disease. Every cancer patient needs good support from their family.
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