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How likely is getting a cancerous tumor after getting a non-cancerous one?
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Depends: Some "non-cancerous" tumors (like certain kinds of colon polyps) can progress to cancer so if someone has a lot of those, he/she has a higher risk. Some others do not transform per se but are present as part of a syndrome in which cancer is prevalent (e.g. Hamartomas in cowden's disease). Most have nothing to do with cancer and will not affect your risk. Depends on the kind you had. Regards.
Answered 6/13/2013
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