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Which ones?

• hobs 2y ago
  Cervical cancer is an obvious one that comes to mind.
  • chongli 2y ago
    And the cancer devastating the Tasmanian Devil [1]. It’s awful! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_facial_tumour_disease?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_facial_tumour_disease?wp... (content warning)
    • keepamovin 2y ago
      Yes. Many references for this topic, Google "evidence of pathogenic cause cancer". This one looks like a good read: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950194625000524 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S295019462... "Role of infectious agents in cancer pathogenesis and therapy" for a dozen examples. There's so many more in reality.
    • card_zero 2y ago
      Evolution is saving them, it seems. The ones that survive spread a tumor immunity gene. (Probably irrelevant as a strategy for nurses.)
    • Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe 2y ago
      It's not. It's just that their immunity is very tolerant to other members of their specie so having a cancer of the face in a specie that frequently bites each other in the face is transmissible. Afaik there is no pathogen involved.
      • keepamovin 1y ago
        The a smart way to look at it. But for full generality, I consider cancer particles emitted from tumors such as during surgery as pathogenic vectors of cancer whether an underlying cause involves microbial hosted or just the cancer cells themselves cancer definitely has a bit of a panspermia thing going on. That’s why I never wanna spend time in cancer wards. It is most definitely contagious across multiple vectors in unique ways.
        • Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe 1y ago
          I am not aware of any increase in cancer rates among healthcare professionals taking care of cancer patients.