Is liver cancer contagious?

We know that hepatitis B is contagious, and if hepatitis B is not treated in time, it can easily lead to liver cancer. Since hepatitis B is contagious, is liver cancer contagious? This is a question that patients and their families want to know. Let us first understand how hepatitis B is transmitted so that more patients can stay away from liver cancer.

Is liver cancer contagious? This has always troubled many people. Now we know that liver cancer itself is not contagious, so patients don’t need to be afraid. If a family member is found to have liver cancer, we will provide effective treatment for the patient as long as we can find a good treatment method for the patient. Only in this way can a greater disaster be avoided.

Liver cancer itself is not contagious. If the patient also has active hepatitis, there is a possibility of transmitting hepatitis. If the patient is only a carrier of the hepatitis B virus, the common routes of infection of the virus are as follows:

1 Mother-to-child transmission: The virus is mainly transmitted through the following routes: (1) Intrauterine transmission. Mainly transmitted through the placenta. (2) Intrauterine infection. It refers to the infection of the newborn by inhaling maternal blood, amniotic fluid and vaginal secretions containing hepatitis B virus during delivery; it may also be infected through the newborn's damaged skin or mucous membranes. Hepatitis B vaccine combined with hepatitis B immunoglobulin injection in newborns after birth can effectively prevent the disease. (3) Postpartum infection. Newborns may also be infected through close contact with their mothers. Combined vaccination of newborns with hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immunoglobulin can effectively block this infection.

2 Blood transmission and medical transmission: Hepatitis B virus mainly exists in the patient's blood, so blood transmission is also an important route. Such as: blood transfusion or use of blood products, hemodialysis, accidental punctures by needles or scalpels, sharing razors, toothbrushes, tattoos, tooth fillings, etc.

3 Transmission through sexual contact: The semen of male hepatitis B surface antigen carriers is contagious. Experiments in which chimpanzees became infected with hepatitis B after the semen of an HBsAg-positive patient was injected into the chimpanzee's vagina suggest that if the spouse is a carrier of hepatitis B surface antigen, condoms must be used during sexual intercourse.

Experts have given the above answer to the question of whether liver cancer is contagious. Although liver cancer is not contagious, we cannot ignore its treatment. It is necessary to find appropriate treatments for patients so that they can get rid of the pain caused by liver cancer as soon as possible. Patients are reminded to go to regular large hospitals for treatment of liver cancer.