Some forms of cancer can be transmissible between individuals
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SUPPORTED
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confidence 80/100
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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Bivalves Transmissible Neoplasia: Biochemical Aspects of Contagious Cancer in a Clam Macoma Balthica
2022 · cited by 6
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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This thesis discusses canine transmissible venereal tumor (cTVT), a well-known naturally transmissible cancer in dogs.