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Can saliva of a cancer patient be contag

2019-03-31 05:58:06
Can saliva of a cancer patient be contagious if it anyhow enters the body of a healthy person.Patient was operated for myxoid sarcoma on his leg and a year later had a spine surgery.Don't know proper details of his health amd treatment.Is there any chance of getting the disease through cancer patient's saliva that entered a healthy person's body
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Don’t worry.. it won’t contaminate with saliva or any body fluids..

Answered2019-03-31 07:49:28

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