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World Service,4 mins

Rethink the word ‘cancer’, experts urge

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Removing the word "cancer" when diagnosing slow-growing lesions in various parts of the body would worry patients less and might even influence the way doctors chose to treat the disease, a panel of medical experts argue. Dr Laura Esserman is the report’s lead author. (Photo: A view of a close up of a lung x-ray of a cigarette smoker in an undated photo. Credit: The American Cancer Society via Getty Images)

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