Patients getting cancer for a second time is becoming more common

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Many of us know someone affected by cancer. New data shows one in five new cases in the United States are due to people getting cancer for a second time.
Dr. Philip McCarthy, a Professor of Oncology and Internal Medicine at Roswell Park Cancer Institute said, “People need to know they may be at risk for developing other cancers.”
Second cancer is not a reoccurrence of the original tumor. It means it has affected a different site or tissue.
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