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Dear Abby Cancer Not Contagious Says American Cancer Society
In a 1976 Dear Abby column Dorothy Blau of Miami asks Abby to address cancer fears after surgeries and a stigma that cancer is contagious. Abby confirms with the American Cancer Society that cancer is not contagious and condemns insensitive friends who fear contact. The page also covers language offensiveness around the word gypped and a workplace gender bias note about women being barred from farewell events.
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Miami Herald
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Miami, Fla
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American Cancer Society