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Dear Doctor: A cancer so rare that even doctors don't recognize it — and it starts in a finger's sweat glands
Dear Doctor: A cancer so rare that even doctors don't recognize it — and it starts in a finger's sweat glands
Dear Doctor: A cancer so rare that even doctors don't recognize it — and it starts in a finger's sweat glands

Published on: 09/02/2026

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Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine.

Dear Doctor Roach: Do you know anything about aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma? My 39-year-old nephew was just diagnosed, and his parents are searching for answers. He’s getting scans to determine whether they should amputate his finger. As far as we know, it hasn’t metastasized. — A.M.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/09/dear-doctor-the-finger-cancer-so-uncommon-that-even-doctors-dont-recognize-it.html

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