Cancer cells are generally viewed as a problem innate to their host, but evidence is mounting that they can evolve to become infectious agents and be transmitted between individuals.
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Dingli, D., Nowak, M. Infectious tumour cells. Nature 443, 35–36 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/443035a
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