The Oxford dictionary defines a tumour as “any abnormal swelling in or on a part of the body”. They develop in nearly any ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or ...

Scientists have described a novel, yet benign bone-covered growth's characteristics for doctors, so patients don't receive ...

When patients hear the term brain tumor, they tend to assume cancer. But not all brain tumors are malignant in nature. Many are benign, i.e., they do not get transmitted to other locations of the body ...

Peter Westcott (left) runs an independent research group at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (NY, USA), which is interested in how cancer interacts with the immune system and other normal cells in the ...

Radiotherapy can slow the growth of benign tumors. In some cases, radiotherapy may be able to shrink or eliminate a benign tumor. Radiotherapy is often associated with cancer treatment, but it can ...

In breast cancer, a biopsy is the only diagnostic procedure that can determine if a suspicious lump or area is cancerous. However, in the U.S., between 75% and 80% of breast biopsies are benign.