Difference Between Tumor And Cancer
The major dissimilarities or difference between tumor and cancer can be pointed out as follows:
1. Introduction
Tumor: It is a condition of unnatural and excessive growth of cells or tissues in a certain part of body.
Cancer: It is a degenerative condition of abnormal and uncontrollable growth of tissues which starts from a specific part and spreads slowly to other parts of the body also.
2. What Is It?
Tumor: It is a mass (solid or filled with fluids) of excessively grown tissues.
Cancer: It is a malignant or threatening type of tumor
3. Spread
Tumor: Generally, it does not spread to other parts of the body
Cancer: It spreads to other parts
4. Detection
Tumor: It can be easily detected with the help of MRI
Cancer: It requires MRI scan plus several tests to detect cancer
5. Damage To DNA
Tumor: Noncancerous tumors (bengin tumors) do not harm DNA but malignant tumors may cause damage to DNA
Cancer: It causes harm or damage to the DNA
6. Life Threatening
Tumor: Most tumors are not fatal or life threatening
Cancer: Most cancers are life threatening
7. Treatment
Tumor: It can be removed or treated with the help of surgery
Cancer: It requires surgical removing, chemo, radiotherapy, immunotherapy to treat cancer.
8. Treatment Cost And Time
Tumor: It requires less cost and less time to treating tumor
Cancer: More money and time is required to treat cancer.
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9. Causes
Tumor: Exact cause is unknown but when our body fails to replace new cells with dead cells, then damaged cells become tumor.
Cancer: Tobacco, alcohol, junk foods, inactive lifestyle, radiation etc. are the major causes of cancer.
10. Recurrence
Tumor: Less chance to recur
Cancer: High chance to recur as compared to tumor.
Tumor Vs Cancer (Comparison Chart)
I hope this post is helpful to understand the difference between tumor and cancer and to make comparison between them.
Tumor Vs Cancer (Comparison Chart)
Basis
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Tumor
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Cancer
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Introduction
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Abnormally grown cells and tissues in a specific part of body
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Degenerative condition of abnormally grown cells and tissues
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It Is
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Mass of excessively grown cells or tissues
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Threatening type of tumor
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Spreadable
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No
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Yes
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Detection
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MRI Scanning
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MRI and other several tests
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Damage To DNA
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No
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Yes
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Life Threatening
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No
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Treatment
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Surgery
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Surgery, chemo, radiotherapy
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Treatment Cost And Time
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Less
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More
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Causes
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Unknown
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Alcohol, junk food, tobacco, radiation etc.
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Recurrence Chance
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Less
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High
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I hope this post is helpful to understand the difference between tumor and cancer and to make comparison between them.
