Is lung cancer contagious? Here’s what you need to know about the contagiousness of lung cancer

Lung cancer is a respiratory disease. When the disease occurs, the patient will cough. At this time, people around the patient dare not contact them, even normal chats, because they are afraid of being infected with lung cancer. So is lung cancer contagious? Today we will introduce it to you.

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.

In short, normal contact with lung cancer patients will not be contagious. Whether you are a friend of lung cancer or a family member of a lung cancer patient, don't be afraid and live a normal life with the patient. At this time, the encouragement and guidance of friends and family are very helpful for the patient to recover and increase his confidence in treatment.