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