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Can cancer spread through dirty endoscop

2023-07-25 02:00:50
Is there any chances of cancer being spread through endoscopes or colonoscope , if the last person who went for endoscope in lab  was found esophagus cancer . Can tissue or blood exchange can cause contamination for the next patient who is going for endoscope
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No certainly not

Answered2023-07-29 15:59:23

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Hi Highly unlikely. As of now no reported cases

Answered2023-07-26 13:08:44

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Unlikely as every instrument are very properly cleaned before any procedure .

Answered2023-07-25 06:41:57

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