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I get sick frequently all year. could it be something as bad as cancer?
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Not cancer: With a poor immune system you may be susceptible to repeat viral or bacterial infections. These in general don't lead to cancer. If cancer had initiated from these episodes, the cancer would continue to grow and be clinically apparent.
Answered 4/30/2014
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