A member asked:

I have read that cancer has a smell to it. the smell is a sweet fruity sickly smell. is this true?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Smell: in general cancer does not have a smell ulcerated cancers can smell. there are certain individuals with the sensitive sense of smell that have been able to smell cancer. although this is not a general attribute for most people.

Answered 3/9/2020

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