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William Shatner says doctor dismissed key warning sign before stage 4 cancer diagnosis

William Shatner says a doctor dismissed a lump as a salivary gland before a second opinion revealed stage 4 melanoma that spread to his brain.

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William Shatner is revealing the terrifying health scare that nearly went unnoticed.

The 95-year-old actor said a doctor initially dismissed a lump before a second opinion led to a shocking stage 4 malignant melanoma diagnosis.

"So I had a lump and the doctor, friendly doctor said, 'Oh, it's a salivary gland.

Just massage it there,'" Shatner recalled on "CBS Mornings" this week.

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