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A member asked:
Can u explain why cancerous tongue ulcers are not painful?as opposed to normal canker sores.. is it because canerous lesions are dead cells or what exactly?
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Less inflamation: infection cause pain from inflammation, cancer less inflammatory, unless secondary infection starts up.
Answered 3/22/2020
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