Is advanced liver cancer contagious?

Speaking of liver cancer, everyone may think of hepatitis B. The number of people suffering from hepatitis B in our country is increasing day by day. We also know that hepatitis B is highly contagious, and people will stay away from patients with hepatitis B. However, hepatitis B is different from liver cancer. The incidence of liver cancer in contemporary society is also very high. The occurrence of liver cancer will cause harm to the human body and make the patient suffer. So is liver cancer in the late stage contagious?

Everyone knows that hepatitis B is contagious, so many people have a question: can liver cancer itself be contagious? Current research shows that liver cancer is not directly contagious.

When a patient infected with a specific pathogen (bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc.) transmits the pathogen to a normal person through an appropriate route of transmission, it is called infection. Liver cancer is a disease in which the body's own cells undergo malignant transformation and abnormal proliferation. No pathogens are excreted and it is therefore not contagious.

Epidemiological survey data show that people who have close contact with liver cancer patients are not more likely to develop liver cancer than those who have not had contact with liver cancer patients. Therefore, there is generally no need to take isolation measures for liver cancer patients, and people who have had contact with liver cancer patients do not need to be nervous or worried.

Liver cancer mostly occurs on the basis of hepatitis B. Since hepatitis B can be transmitted through close contact, people who have close contact with hepatitis B can be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine to prevent the transmission of hepatitis B. In a certain sense, it can also prevent liver cancer, but this does not mean that liver cancer is an infectious disease.

After understanding the above, have you put your mind at ease? Advanced liver cancer is not contagious. It is just the body's own cells that have become malignant and will not cause harm to the family. In daily life, in order to prevent the occurrence of liver cancer, it is best to smoke and drink less, eat more vegetables and fruits, and exercise actively. Only by being responsible for your body can you be responsible for your family.