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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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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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