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My dad recently had some localized skin cancer removed. can it spread to other internal organs even if it was removed?
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Skin cancer: Melanoma and other skin cancers can spread to internal organs if not treated early. Other types of skin cancer can be very localized and unlikely to spread.
Answered 8/26/2017
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