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My uncle recently diagonised with oral caner and afterwards he has gone through surgery 10 days ago ...now he is at home with regular medications ...as it is 2nd stage we yet to follow chemo and radiation ...my ques is whether other family members are at any risk because of him ...we usually sit beside him ...is it spread through cough or spit or any other means ...what precaution other family members should take
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Dr. Aravind S Kapali
Surgical Oncologist
18 yrs exp
Bangalore
No it doesn't spread through touch. The main culprit is smoking and drinking. Saliva may spread if he is infected with HPV virus. It can be vaccinated
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