| Originally, the word Tumor, means "swelling". Often | | | | DNA, which makes them more prone to tumors. With |
| times it is still used with this mean, but more so a | | | | that in mind, age is a factor, and with increasing age, |
| Tumor meaning swelling is among the five major | | | | the likelyhood of developing a tumor increases. Also |
| classic characteristics of imflammation. In modern | | | | known is that the older an individual who is affected |
| science the term Tumor is primarily saved to denote | | | | with a tumor is, the higher the odds that the tumor |
| the abnormal growth of tissue.There are two major | | | | will be malignant.Tumors are causes by mutations |
| types of tumors: Malignant and BenignMalignant | | | | that can occur in DNA of our bodies cells. A single |
| Tumors are called also known as cancer. Cancer in | | | | mutation is not sufficient for a tumor to develop but |
| this form has the readily available potential to invade | | | | rather an accumulation of multiple. The most common |
| and destory bordering tissues. Benign Tumors on the | | | | type of tumor that we hear about on a day to day |
| other hand do not invade the bordering tissues, or | | | | basis is a "Brain Tumor"Feel free to reprint this article |
| create metastases, rather they may localy grow to a | | | | as long as you keep the article, this caption and |
| great size. Under normal circumstances Benign | | | | author biography in tact with all hyperlinks.Ryan Fyfe |
| Tumors will not return once they have been | | | | is the owner and operator of Brain Tumor Symptoms |
| removed surgically.The older a person gets the more | | | | - which is the best site on the internet for all Tumor |
| mutations they have accumulated amongst their | | | | related information. |