Is cancer an STD.....?

My girlfriend told me that Cervical Cancer can be as STD.
you're right - you can get hold of HPV, which is an STD, that can lead to cervical cancer.



STD stands for sexually transmitted disease. There's only one cancer specifically contagious and that is a cancer that affects tasmanian devils, not humans.

Cancer isn't an STD because if you have sex with someone who have cancer, you cannot get it.
ain STD's can increase your chance of getting cervical cancer, including but not limited to HPV, Chlamydia.
Its like thing Use condoms cuz men carry it and can give it to other nation.
HPV is a STD it can turn into cervical cancer. so I suppose in a way, yes its an STD.
Cervical cancer can be caused by HPV, which IS an STD.

You can also get Cervical cancer and not own HPV. Thus, cancer is NOT an STD. There are 84 different kinds of HPV. There are even more kinds of cancer.
Cancer is a virus, not an STD.


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