Question 1

hi guys. can anyone tell me what are malignant and non malignant cancers?

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Malignant vs. benign: In the pure definition, cancer, is generally considered to be "malignant", meaning having the ability to not only grow abnormally, but to invade other tissue types and spread.  Sometimes we describe a tumor (a growth of cells) as either "malignant" (a type of cancer) or benign (which is non-malignant or non-cancerous).  An example might be a fibroid or leiomyoma of the uterus, usually benign.

Question 2

what does it mean for cancer to be malignant?

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Lethal: Malignant implies that it becomes progressively worse and leads to death.  So it is potentially lethal.

Question 3

what is the difference between malignant and benign cancers?

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Cancer: There are benign tumors (grow but don&#x27;t spread) and malignant tumors (grow and spread to other parts). These last ones are cancers. There is no such thing as a benign cancer even though some behave less aggressively than others.

Question 4

what to do if i want to know if malignant cancer is curable or not?

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Maybe: Cancer is always malignant. There is no such a thing as a benign cancer. Some cancers can be cured if diagnosed early.

Question 5

what is malignant neoplasm; is it a special type of cancer; is it a bad cancer?

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Confusing terms: Neoplasm means a group of abnormally growing cells, but it doesn't necessarily mean cancer.  The two kinds of neoplasms are benign (not cancer) and malignant (cancer).  To finish answering your question i'd need more info, like exactly what kind of cancer, the grade, and how far it has spread to know how aggressive it is.

Question 6

does smoking turn a benign cancer malignant?

Accepted Answer

It probably can.: There are many times when smoking, often in combination with alcohol, can cause tumors, and make tumors more malignant, like esophageal cancer and lung cancer.  Passive, or second-hand smoking, can increase risk of cancers, like lung, breast, and renal.  Smoking has been shown to be a promoter of many cancers like lung, anal, and pancreatic.  It interferes with apoptosis or death of cancer cells.

Question 7

does smoking make a benign cancer turn malignant?

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Yes: Smoking increases risk for oral, neck, lung, esophageal,  bladder  cancers.

Question 8

how can you grow malignant cancer cells in a petri dish?

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It is actually hard: The nci-va program experiemented with "conditioned media" that always started with defined broth, added steroirs, insulin, and then just a dab of "plasma", the ecret sauce, to groth cell lines. The genome and molecuular biology has taken lung cancer research down a different trail.

Question 9

does psoriasis cause any malignant growth or any cancer in body?

Accepted Answer

: Psoriasis does not cause cancer but may be a risk factor for certain cancers.

Question 10

could someone possibly fight a malignant cancer tumor in the spine?

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Metastatic spine CA: The spine is a common site for metastatic cancer to spread. Depending on type and location of cancer, there are many options. Cyberknife can be used to shrink or destroy tumors near the nerves. Radiation therapy can alleviate pain related to mets. Kyphoplasty can help with pain related to fracture from bone destruction. Resection surgery can be done in some cases if life expectancy is reasonable.

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