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Is lupus cancer?
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NO: Lupus is not cancer, it is a chronic rheumatological condition.
Answered 5/18/2016
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Lupus: Autoimmune disease, not cancer.
Answered 3/26/2013
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No: No lupus is an autoimmune disease.
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