Ailments and Situations - Tumour - Malignant Tumours |
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Page 3 of 7 The danger of abnormal cell growth is not the mass itself but rather its ability to invade surrounding tissue and to spread to other, often distant, parts of your body. This more invasive type of cell growth is what is referred to as a cancerous, or malignant tumour. Contrary to common perception, the difference between benign and malignant growth is not clear-cut. Although truly benign tumours exist (as in the examples above) as do ones that are unquestionably cancerous, the spectrum of cancer behaviour is not simply black and white. |
