Is it true that attending a funeral while having an open wound can produce cancer in

[PAPO]

some cases ? I have heard this from some family members but i am not sure about it. I consider it a myth.what do u think ?

 

[ripcity]

Not at all true unless you were to suck out formaldehyde from the dead person.

 

[Joan]

No, of course not. Cancer is not something you can 'catch' like a cold or flu.

 

[Joan]

No, of course not. Cancer is not something you can 'catch' like a cold or flu.

 

[ripcity]

Not at all true unless you were to suck out formaldehyde from the dead person.

 

[Tarkarri]

I have never heard of any scientific research into exposing patients with open wounds to funerals to see if they develop cancer together with a control group of people with no broken skin whatsoever (not even a scratch) attending the same funerals to ensure they did not develop cancer.

Myth.

 

[Tarkarri]

I have never heard of any scientific research into exposing patients with open wounds to funerals to see if they develop cancer together with a control group of people with no broken skin whatsoever (not even a scratch) attending the same funerals to ensure they did not develop cancer.

Myth.

 

[shelley_gaudreau2000]

I've certainly never heard of this. But honey it is a myth. Cancer results from several things but not funerals. Embalming fluid contains formaldehyde but it on the inside of the cadaver so exposure is not possible.