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Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that occur in almost any organ or tissue in the body. Symptoms depend on the location of the cancer, and cancer often has the potential to grow and spread to other parts of the body.

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34 years experience

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

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