Is late stage esophageal cancer contagious?

Is esophageal cancer contagious in its late stages? Experts point out that esophageal cancer in its late stages is not contagious. The occurrence of esophageal cancer is closely related to people's lifestyle habits. For example, in Linzhou City, Henan Province, a high-incidence area for esophageal cancer in my country, people often eat pickled vegetables, so the chance of getting esophageal cancer is greatly increased.

Is advanced esophageal cancer contagious? Currently, cancer is not classified as an infectious disease in the world, and no isolation measures are taken for patients with advanced esophageal cancer, as for infectious diseases. The incidence of cancer among medical staff in cancer hospitals is not higher than that of the general population. Animal experiments have also proven that when cancerous animals and healthy animals are kept together for a long time, no contagion is found after repeated observation and examination.

So what is infection? The so-called "infection" generally means that the disease is transmitted from one individual to another through some means. The transmission of the disease must have three basic conditions: the source of infection, the route of transmission and the susceptible population. General infectious diseases are infections by bacteria and viruses, while esophageal cancer is a cell mutation. Therefore, esophageal cancer patients themselves are not the source of infection, so esophageal cancer is not contagious.

Is esophageal cancer contagious in the late stage? Through the above detailed introduction, friends are all clear. So, I hope the content of this article can help everyone. Esophageal cancer patients may have some difficulties in diet. At this time, patients should pay attention to dietary conditioning. First of all, be careful of malnutrition, because patients will feel that they want to eat but cannot eat. The diet should be refined, small in quantity but balanced in nutrition.