Is advanced liver cancer contagious? There are several situations

There are many infectious diseases in clinical practice. Because diseases are contagious, many people avoid patients with such diseases. Liver cancer is very serious when it develops to the late stage. Its occurrence is closely related to the hepatitis B virus. Everyone knows that hepatitis B is contagious. So, is liver cancer contagious in the late stage? Let's learn about it together.

1. Clinical data proves that cancer patients themselves are not the source of infection. Experts have conducted experiments showing that cancer tissue removed from cancer patients cannot survive and grow when directly implanted in another person. Currently, cancer is not listed as an infectious disease in the world, and no isolation measures are taken for admitted patients, as for infectious diseases.
2. Primary liver cancer itself is not contagious, but the hepatitis B virus can be transmitted vertically from mother to child or through close contact in daily life, leading to the so-called family clustering phenomenon. Long-term hepatitis B virus carriers are prone to develop cirrhosis, which can then degenerate into liver cancer.
3. Liver cancer itself is not contagious. Even if it is contagious, it is not liver cancer but the hepatitis B virus carried by the patient. Therefore, family members of patients with advanced liver cancer should take protective measures to prevent the spread of hepatitis B virus to avoid the possibility of hepatitis B virus infection and further development into liver cancer.
4. While taking antiviral treatment, patients should also check whether they have liver fibrosis or early cirrhosis. Many patients with chronic hepatitis often do not know that they have liver fibrosis or cirrhosis, and do not have any obvious symptoms. They often need professional examinations to know. It is recommended that patients should have regular liver fibrosis and cirrhosis examinations. Since Western medicine cannot block the treatment of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, Chinese medicine can be used for treatment.
To sum up, late-stage liver cancer is not contagious, but the hepatitis B virus that causes liver cancer is indeed contagious, and the patient's family and friends still need to take appropriate protective measures.