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What does it mean for cancer to be malignant?
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Lethal: Malignant implies that it becomes progressively worse and leads to death. So it is potentially lethal.
Answered 5/24/2018
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Malignancy: A malignant cancer is characterized by uncontrolled growth that is invasive and has usually spread to additional sites beyond the primary location of the cancer.
Answered 7/15/2017
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