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Why is ascites could happen on mesothelioma patient? is that means the cancer is spreaded to organs near the abdomen like ovaries? please advice.
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It is caused by tumo: Your tumor causes ascites. This is common in most abdominal cancers as fluid leaks out of the cancerous tumors.. Only an effective anticancer treatment can slow it down.
Answered 7/13/2017
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