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The urologist said he believes lump is not cancerous because it was soft. so is hardness a factor in cancer?

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Prostate: Cancer can have dense tissue and when tissue is dense, it can feel hard. Most non-cancerous lumps are soft (an example of an exception, a stone in the prostate will feel hard).

Answered 8/18/2013

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