Contagious Cancers

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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🗓️ 12 April 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Cancers are made from a person's own cells going rogue. If a cell acquires the right combination of mutations or changes in its genetic code, it can divide uncontrollably and lead to the formation of a tumour. As these cells contain a unique individual's DNA, if they were to end up in another person's body, they should sound the immune alarm, be recognised as foreign and destroyed - much like an Incompatible organ transplant. Some viruses, like the human papilloma virus or HPV, can also cause cancer by triggering changes in a cells genetic code and promoting tumour formation. In these cases,... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:25.6	Coming up, the latest on the COVID-19 symptoms that now make up the official symptoms list,
0:30.5	why do we prefer some smells over others? It turns out it's got nothing to do with
0:34.8	culture, it's all in the shapes of the molecules, and how can sound travel at two
0:38.9	different speeds on Mars? We'll hear how. And following the news we'll be talking about cancer, but not the type you might expect.
0:47.3	There are quite a number of examples of cancers spreading. These are all extremely tragic and sad rare cases but they can happen from time to time.
0:56.8	These are cancers that defy what we understand about biology. They can jump from one animal to another, but how do they do that?
1:03.5	And could this ever happen in humans?
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1:26.2	suggesting that millions of infections have occurred over the last week.
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