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I was informed that an 8 yrs old boy has prostate cancer. the boy was taken from his parents due to abuse. can this be true?

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Dr. Corey Clay answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Not likely: But there is a similar legal debate regarding other types of treatment-responsive malignancies...see link. http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/24/34/5454.full

Dr Minich and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/20/2017

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