Salivary gland cancer

Salivary gland cancer

Salivary gland cancer is a rare cancer that forms in tissues of a salivary gland (gland in the mouth that makes saliva). Most salivary gland cancers occur in older people

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* [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=446528 Salivary gland cancer] entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms


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