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If cancer metastases n u r terminal, y cant the drs jst cut all the tumours out?like say if u have 10 tumours in your bowel y not cut them all out ?

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Metastasis.: The problem is that metastasis can be present on a cellular level, so eliminating all visible tumors would not cure an individual of the cancer. More tumors would just pop up.

Answered 5/22/2017

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A member asked:

If cancer metastases n u r terminal, y cant the drs jst cut all the tumours out?like say if u have 10 tumours in your bowel y not cut them all out ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Dean Giannone answered

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