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Is it possible for a cancer to start in breast then go to arm and then spread to foot and then head?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered

Pathology 51 years experience

Possible: It is possible in the sense that if it is conceivable, it is possible. However, this is not the usual pattern of spread for breast cancer.

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