Local Recurrence

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	Local Recurrence

What is local recurrence?

Local recurrence (i.e., local re-occurrence) of a cancer is when, after treatment of a cancer and disappearance of the tumor or cancer cells in a particular organ, the same type of tumor or cancer cells re-occur in the same organ.

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