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Are cancer tumors in the neck hard or soft most of the time and do cancer tumors keep growing if left untreated?

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Dr. Jean Yared answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology

See below: Usually cancers are hard tumors. And yes, cancers continue to grow if left untreated.

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 3/12/2020

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