• Question: Is it possible to 'catch' cancer?

    Asked by dizzyg12 to Lou on 12 Nov 2013.
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      Louise Brown answered on 12 Nov 2013:

      That’s a very good question! It is not possible to ‘catch’ cancer like you can catch the flu, but you can ‘catch’ cancer causing things. The HPV (Human papilloma virus) that is the cause of lots of cervical cancers can be passed on from person to person. It doesn’t always cause people to get cancer, but it can do!

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