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What Is The Diffrence Between Tumor And Cancer ?

HI DOCTOR my mother is 46yrs recently she is diagnised having heterogenous myometrium(tumor in uterus). i wanted to know is it a cancer ?
Sat, 27 Feb 2010
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Hi.. Tumor is any abnormal growth of the normal tissue resulting in uncontrolled and unwanted proliferation in a normal tissue.. A growth from the lining of the tissue is known as cancer while the growth from the connective tissue/muscles is known as sarcoma.. Hope you have understood that...
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What Is The Diffrence Between Tumor And Cancer ?

Hi.. Tumor is any abnormal growth of the normal tissue resulting in uncontrolled and unwanted proliferation in a normal tissue.. A growth from the lining of the tissue is known as cancer while the growth from the connective tissue/muscles is known as sarcoma.. Hope you have understood that...