Tumor

Symptoms: Lump or Area of Thickening that Can Be Felt Under the Skin, Sudden Weight Loss or Weight Gain, Skin Changes such as Yellowing, Darkening or Redness of the Skin.

Definition:

A tumor is any abnormal proliferation of cells, or it is a solid mass of tissue that forms when abnormal cells group together. Basically, tumors can be classified into benign tumor & malignant tumor. Tumors can affect bones, skin, tissue, organs and glands. 

A benign tumor, such as common skin warts, remains confined to its original location, neither invading surrounding normal tissue nor spreading to distal body sites. A malignant tumor, however, is capable of both invading surrounding normal tissue and spreading throughout the body via the circulatory or lymphatic systems. Only malignant tumors are properly referred to as cancers, and it is their ability to invade and metastasize that makes cancer so dangerous. Whereas benign tumors can usually be removed surgically, the spread of malignant tumors to distant body sites frequently makes them resistant to such localized. 

Apart from the common symptoms the seven warning signs of a tumor are: (i) Change in bowel or bladder habits (ii) a sore that does not heal (iii) unusual bleeding or discharge (iv) thickening or lump in the breast/other parts of the body (v) indigestion or difficulty in swallowing (vi) obvious change in a wart or mole (vii) nagging cough or hoarseness. 
 

Source Years: 2023