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    Has anyone had a liver lesion that looked suspicious on ultrasound but turned out benign?

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    New to all this and scared: I have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer

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    Just diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and waiting for MRI. The waiting is getting to me. It feels like all I've done is wait

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