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Cancer is not an infectious disease.


some cancers can be triggered by infectious pathogens though (HPV, some leukemias / lymphomas)


Also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonally_transmissible_cance...

But not terribly relevant for humans.


Tell that to Tasmanian devils!




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