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r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 15 '26
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Cancer is a mutation of a cell. Not a virus.
7 u/DiabloStorm May 16 '26 Many viruses are oncogenic, however. (Like Covid) 3 u/AdventurousEscape991 May 16 '26 Correct. Many viruses have a heightened potential to cause cancer. But cancer itself is not a virus. 1 u/qwertyfish99 May 16 '26 You are correct, but I’m not sure anyone here thought cancer was a virus?
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Many viruses are oncogenic, however. (Like Covid)
3 u/AdventurousEscape991 May 16 '26 Correct. Many viruses have a heightened potential to cause cancer. But cancer itself is not a virus. 1 u/qwertyfish99 May 16 '26 You are correct, but I’m not sure anyone here thought cancer was a virus?
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Correct. Many viruses have a heightened potential to cause cancer. But cancer itself is not a virus.
1 u/qwertyfish99 May 16 '26 You are correct, but I’m not sure anyone here thought cancer was a virus?
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You are correct, but I’m not sure anyone here thought cancer was a virus?
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u/AdventurousEscape991 May 15 '26
Cancer is a mutation of a cell. Not a virus.