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Hello doctors, what does it mean when cancer cells are benign!?
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?: I'm not sure what that means either. Cancer cells by definition are not "benign". However, various cancers can be indolent or behave benignly. I would't call the cells benign. It might be a context issue.
Answered 12/30/2013
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