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Oncology: can it be true that a third of the general population will receive a cancer diagnosis sometime during their lives? can it be that common?
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Yes cancer is common: This is a fact. So get ready and be alert and get checked and screened for Cancer as you get past 50 years of age.
Answered 10/9/2014
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