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Is A Boil Oozing Pus And Blood A Sign Of Cancer Or Tumor?

i had very small size of some senasation type boil on my underarm skin last week wen i preesses puss and blood came out just 2 days back same thing appeared could it be sign of cancercous lump or tumor.after the puss goes out i touch the area i find and though it connected to some veins
Fri, 2 May 2014
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Hi,
This is not likely to be cancer. It is an infected abscess and I suggest you need antibiotics. You should see your doctor for this.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger
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Is A Boil Oozing Pus And Blood A Sign Of Cancer Or Tumor?

Hi, This is not likely to be cancer. It is an infected abscess and I suggest you need antibiotics. You should see your doctor for this. Regards, Dr K A Pottinger