No clear evidence on cell phone's long-term risks

Arizona Daily Star, AZ

In 2006, a Swedish study showed that the risk of developing a malignant tumor on the side of the head where a cell phone is typically used was 240 percent greater than normal. But the findings, published in 2006 in the International Archives of ...

Coding Breast Diseases and Surgery

ADVANCE, PA

When a breast lesion is documented as " malignant ," the coder must review the record for more specific information before automatically referring to category 174 ( Malignant neoplasm of female breast). For instance, if the pathology report or other ...

Six Major Factors That Affect Woman's Happiness After Breast Surgery MedIndia

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Do we know the enemy?

DAWN.com, Pakistan

It wanders still further to President Zardari using the metaphor of cancer to describe the Talibanisation of Pakistan. Isn't that when healthy cells turn malignant and rapidly multiply? And I thought we said we knew what the enemy looks like.

What is the difference between a benign and a malignant tumor?
Q. 1. Benign tumors do not metastasize; malignant tumors do. 2. Benign tumors are composed of cancer cells; malignant tumors are not. 3. Benign tumors are classified as sarcomas; malignant tumors are leukemias. 4. Benign tumors cannot kill you; malignant tumors can. 5. Benign tumors are not the result of a failure of a cell-cycle control system; malignant tumors are.
Asked by ruby - Tue Jul 3 00:36:17 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 1- u'r point is right. 2- Benign tumors are not composed of cancer cells, but malignant tumors are composed of cancer cells. 3- no no, only malignant tumors are furthur classified into carcinomas ( derived from epithelial cells) , sarcomas ( derived from connective tissue) , lymphomas n leukemias ( derived from blood n lymphatic tissue). 4- u'r point is right. 5- Both these tumors are result of failure of cell-cycle cotrol.
Answered by smartnini - Tue Jul 3 00:51:55 2007

How does a benign tumor differ from a malignant tumor?
Q. I know that benign isn't cancerous and malignant is... but I want to know, if there a difference in growth, feeling, look??? I have a tumor on my lip and a lump on my cervix... I'm so worry, I am having the one on my lip removed next month, but before then, is there any way to tell the difference?? Please, I'm only 18 & so worried!
Asked by Teresa - Thu Jul 10 22:26:17 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. When they remove the tumour they will do a biopsy which means they will examine the tumour for cancer cells. That is the only way to tell if it is cancerous. Having said that I would say that if your doctor really thought that you had cancer he would not be waiting a month to do the surgery. You would be on a emergency list to have it done now. I had a friend who is much older than you and she found a lump on her breast She called her doctor and he saw her that day. He was sure it was cancer. She saw the surgeon the next day and had the biopsy and the day after that her breast was removed. I was away for a long weekend and came back to this. It was done on Friday Saturday and Sunday. Imagine how shocked I was when I called her on Monday… [cont.]
Answered by the cats' mother - Thu Jul 10 23:08:43 2008

Is it possible for a Kidney Stone to be Malignant?
Q. In the past 2 years, my girlfriend has had kidney stones 3 times. Once she passed it, and twice they went in and busted them. After the last one, they sent a sample to the lab (common procedure, I'm guessing?) and something came back malignant. They said they're thinking it's just a fluke but they want to draw blood and double check everything. So my question is, is it really possible for a kidney stone to be malignant?
Asked by Officer Joe - Tue Feb 19 13:24:47 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. When "malignant" is used to describe a kidney stone, it means the stone has calcified and is not readily soluble, and it would cause problems if untreated. This is different from the meaning when the word is used to describe cancer.
Answered by formerly_bob - Tue Feb 19 13:35:36 2008