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What happens if you had cancerous tumors around your jaw and neck?

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? more information: I assume that you may have a tumor of your jaw with spread to lymph nodes in your neck. Hopefully, you are under the care of a good cancer surgeon, medical and radiation oncologists. This is a serious situation but likely noy hopeless with proper treatment. Good luck!

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What happens if you had cancerous tumors around your jaw and neck?

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Dr. Herbert Hoover answered

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