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I shared food with my friend who is a cancer patient by using common spoon. What, will I also get cancer now?
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No cancer is not transferable like this but some infection can be transferred, so it is advisable not to share the spoon. Cancer can not be transferred by touching hugging close contact. It is not a communicable disease.
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