Is small cell lung cancer contagious?

Is small cell lung cancer contagious?

Small cell lung cancer is a malignant tumor, not an infectious disease. It is not contagious and will not be contagious sooner or later. Lung cancer is not caused by infection, but is related to long-term air pollution, smoking and exposure to carcinogens. So there is no need to worry too much. Usually, caring for the patient has no impact, and you can live and eat normally together, and there is no need for isolation.

Although the onset of certain cancers is related to certain viruses, infection with certain viruses does not necessarily lead to the onset of certain cancers. It has been clinically proven that cancer itself is not a source of infection. In animal experiments, animals with tumors were kept together with animals without tumors for a long time, and no infection was found during the examination and inspection. The cancer incidence rate of medical staff in tumor hospitals is not abnormally increased compared with that of ordinary people, and small cell lung cancer is not contagious.

There are many pathological types of lung cancer, among which small cell lung cancer is relatively common, with high malignancy, rapid progression of the disease, and prone to complications such as brain metastasis and bone metastasis, which is very harmful to health. Small cell lung cancer is not contagious, just like all cancers, so there is no need to panic. It is generally sensitive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and standardized treatment is carried out under the guidance of professional doctors.