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If someone has a tumor and the cancer leaves is the tumor suppose to dissapear too?
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Tumor = Cancer: Tumor is a mass of abnormal cell growth. When it is mutated a certain way, it is cancer (since a tumor can be benign as well). Here is a good resource http://www.Cancer.Net/publications-and-resources/support-and-resource-links/general-cancer-organizations-and-resources/medical-dictionary-resources/cancer-basics.
Answered 6/9/2013
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