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Comment by otabdeveloper4

1 day ago

Benign cancers are a thing. They might not kill like they show in the Hollywood movies, but your quality of life will be significantly diminished.

Squamous cell carcinoma does not metastatize, but my god it can disfigure people really badly if not treated in time.

> Benign cancers are a thing.

No, they aren't. Cancer is malignant by definition.

There are benign non-malignant tumors.

  • "Malignant" and "benign" isn't a dichotomy, it is a loose sliding scale.

    "Benign" is any cancer where wait-and-watch is a valid medical approach.