I always assumed they'd be white because that's how they look on a scan, but then I watched a documentary where they autopsied a cancer victim on camera (yes, really) and was surprised when the tumours didn't look noticeably different from the surrounding tissue. But you're right, when you think about what cancer actually is, why would they look different?
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I always assumed they'd be white because that's how they look on a scan, but then I watched a documentary where they autopsied a cancer victim on camera (yes, really) and was surprised when the tumours didn't look noticeably different from the surrounding tissue. But you're right, when you think about what cancer actually is, why would they look different?