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salivary gland cancer  

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  • SALIVARY GLAND CANCER is a rare disease in which salivary gland cells grow and replicate uncontrollably. It accounts for less than 1 percent of all cancers, and only one to two patients are diagnosed annually per 100,000 people worldwide. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Salivary Gland Cancer]

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