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Can a cancerous ovarian tumor be less than 2cm?

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Yes: Cancers start as one cancerous cell, so any cancer will go through a phase in which it is a millimeter or so and become larger.

Dr Kwok and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/1/2016

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