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Symptoms of Cancer: Local and General

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  • Lump, ulcer, pain, bleeding, interference with tissue or organ function, unexpected weight loss

  • Symptoms of metastatic spread: lymph-nodes, liver, lungs, bones, fat and muscles, bowel, the brain, the “unknown primary” syndrome

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  1. Department of Surgery, The University of Sydney and The Surgical Oncology/Melanoma Unit Germany The Royal Prince Alfred and Sydney Hospitals, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Frederick O. Stephens AM, MD, MS, FRCS (Ed), FACS, FRACS

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Medias Klinikum GmbH & Co KG, Burghhausen, Germany

    Karl Reinhard Aigner MD

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Stephens, F.O., Reinhard Aigner, K. (2009). Symptoms of Cancer: Local and General. In: Basics of Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92925-3_4

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