Is skin cancer contagious?

Skin cancer is a disease that is difficult to diagnose and treat. Once skin cancer occurs, we all know that the cause is very complicated. Moreover, for skin cancer patients, the most feared thing is that their disease will be transmitted to their loved ones. Let's take a look at whether skin cancer is contagious.

Skin cancer is not contagious. It is a common, non-infectious, erythematous, scaly skin disease characterized by excessive proliferation and inflammation of epidermal cells. It is commonly known as skin cancer. The cause is unknown and may be related to genetics, infection, immune abnormalities, endocrine disorders, metabolic disorders, neuropsychiatric factors, trauma, certain physical and chemical factors, and the natural ecological environment. It is divided into four types: common type, articular type, erythrodermic type, and pustular type. Infection, mental stress, seasonal changes, cold and damp, and drinking are often inducing factors. Some patients may develop it after trauma or vaccination. The course of this disease is long and it is more likely to occur in autumn and winter.

Ringworm is caused by fungal infection and is contagious, but skin cancer is not "ringworm". Scientific research has also confirmed that skin cancer itself is not contagious. Many families' parents and siblings have been sick one after another because of genetic factors, not infection, so the majority of skin cancer patients do not need to worry, as long as timely treatment will not affect work, study, and life.

To prevent skin cancer, the first thing is to avoid long-term contact with harmful chemicals in daily life and work, such as asphalt, tar, arsenic, benzopyrene, etc. These chemicals are highly carcinogenic. Avoid long-term skin exposure. Be aware of ionizing radiation. This is mainly for radiation workers. People with precancerous lesions such as actinic keratosis and xeroderma pigmentosum should receive treatment as soon as possible to try to nip skin cancer in the bud. Finally, strengthen physical exercise to improve physical fitness.

Do you know the answer to the question of whether skin cancer is contagious? I hope that skin cancer patients can have a good psychological quality to face their skin cancer in normal times. At the same time, skin cancer patients should also develop good living habits to treat their skin cancer and recover as soon as possible.