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“Benign Tumors”
Lifespan: Stories of Illness, Accident, and Recovery
English - March 08, 2022 18:57 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MB - ★★★★ - 24 ratingsScience Health & Fitness Medicine health stories healthcare disease treatment Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When someone suspects they have a tumor, the first thing they think about, and fear, is cancer. So, when their biopsy comes back as “benign,” they’re relieved. But the word “benign” can be deceptive. In this episode of Lifespan, our guest, Deidre Naughton, describes her experience with painful, recurring, non-cancerous tumors.