A tumor is any alteration of tissue that results in an increase in this volume. In simple words, a lump is any lump that is due to an increase in the number of cells.
A tumor can be benign or malignant.
What matters is that benign tumor cells do not spread to other parts of the body. Cells from benign tumors in addition to always stay together, they are often surrounded by a membrane.
Malignant tumors can invade and damage tissues and organs near the tumor, or discard it and travel long distances
Causes and Risk Factors
In general, tumors appear when there is a problem with cell division. Generally, the division of cells in the body is controlled by a very strict so-called Oncogenes or protooncogenes. (more…)
Cancer occurs when a particular
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