Some forms of cancer can be transmissible between individuals

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Certain forms of cancer can indeed be transmitted between individuals, as seen in contagious cancers like canine transmissible venereal tumor and bivalve transmissible neoplasia.

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The claim is specific and empirically verifiable. The provided literature includes direct evidence of transmissible cancers in nature, specifically in bivalves and dogs. Therefore, the claim is supported by the evidence.

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Bivalves Transmissible Neoplasia: Biochemical Aspects of Contagious Cancer in a Clam Macoma Balthica

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Bivalves Transmissible Neoplasia: Biochemical Aspects of Contagious Cancer in a Clam Macoma Balthica. 2022. https://doi.org/10.33594/000000587

This study investigates bivalves transmissible neoplasia, a form of contagious cancer spreading among marine clams.

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CANINE TRANSMISSIBLE VENEREAL TUMOR: MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED GENE AND PROTEIN EXPRESSIONS DURING VINCRISTINE SULFATE ADMINISTRATION

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Pansawut Sudjaidee. CANINE TRANSMISSIBLE VENEREAL TUMOR: MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED GENE AND PROTEIN EXPRESSIONS DURING VINCRISTINE SULFATE ADMINISTRATION. https://doi.org/10.58837/chula.the.2014.1711

This thesis discusses canine transmissible venereal tumor (cTVT), a well-known naturally transmissible cancer in dogs.

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