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Please tell me, could brain cancer originate anywhere in the brain?

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Dr. Carlos Encarnacion answered

Specializes in Medical Oncology

Yes: The majority of cancers in the brain come from somewhere else but several types of cancers can originate in the brain.

Answered 2/3/2014

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