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Can having a benign tumor make you more at risk to have cancer?

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Usually no: The word "cancer" means a malignant tumor. Having a benign tumor usually is not associated with malignancy. Rarely, however, a benign tumor may degenerate into a malignant tumor.

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Answered 10/9/2017

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