Will lung cancer be transmitted to others? It is better to know these common knowledge about lung cancer as soon as possible

Lung cancer is a very serious disease. Many people are afraid of contracting this disease, so they avoid all opportunities of contact with the disease, fearing that it will be transmitted to themselves. Although they do not know whether lung cancer is contagious or not, they all want to prevent it from happening. This has also caused psychological pressure on many lung cancer patients, making them unwilling to contact others. So can lung cancer be transmitted to others? Today, let the experts explain it to you in detail.

Lung cancer is a respiratory disease, but it is different from influenza and tuberculosis. Influenza is caused by viral infection, and influenza viruses are often transmitted to others through contact with other people. Tuberculosis is caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. When Mycobacterium tuberculosis is inhaled by a normal person and reaches the lungs, when the resistance is very low, tuberculosis will occur. Lung cancer is different from influenza and tuberculosis. There are detached cancer cells in the sputum of lung cancer patients, but these cancer cells are not very viable and will quickly rupture and die outside the body, so lung cancer is not contagious.

In hospitals, no one living in the same room with lung cancer patients has been found to be infected with lung cancer, and no nurses who have been in contact with lung cancer patients for a long time have been found to be infected with lung cancer, which also shows that lung cancer is not contagious to others. Therefore, people who often come into contact with lung cancer patients and people who live with lung cancer patients do not have to worry about being infected with lung cancer.

I believe that after reading the above explanation, everyone has got the answer they want, so when you encounter lung cancer patients in your future life, don’t stay away from them. This can easily hurt others’ self-esteem, and it may also cause psychological pressure on the patients, thereby hindering the patients’ treatment.