2007-01-28 06:13:03 · 21 answers · asked by Netrix 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Malignant is the word.
malignant;
Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
(oncology) Harmfully cancerous.
And the other type of tumor is benign.
benign;
Kind; gentle; mild.
(medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.
2007-01-28 06:19:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, malignant means cancerous. Benign means non cancerous.
2007-01-28 06:18:13 · answer #2 · answered by Hamish 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Malignant tumors are cancerous, benign tumors are not.
2007-01-28 06:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by JACQUELINE T 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A malignant tumor is synonymous with cancer.
2007-01-28 06:16:58 · answer #4 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes thats what malign means
benign means not cancerous
2007-01-28 06:17:25 · answer #5 · answered by Mike H 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes malignant is the medical term for cancerous. You need to discuss all of you options with your oncologist (cancer doctor)
2007-01-28 06:17:20 · answer #6 · answered by startrektosnewenterpriselovethem 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i hope u mean malignant..
yes it is definitely cancerous.. the word means tht..
a benign tmour is the non cancerous one
2007-01-28 06:24:34 · answer #7 · answered by green&blue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
malignant means that it is deadly benign means that i is not deadly. i really depend where the tumor is. not all tumors are cancerous.
2007-01-28 06:19:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes... when a tumor is 'malign' its cancerous, and when its 'benign' its not.
2007-01-28 06:17:18 · answer #9 · answered by littleminnie1000 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-01-28 06:16:48 · answer #10 · answered by Harold Hobbs 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋