NEETZoologyHuman Health and Diseases
What are benign tumors?
Options
- AMasses of cells that cause little damage
- BMasses of cells that grow rapidly
- CMasses of cells that invade and damage surrounding normal tissues
- DMasses of cells that compete for vital nutrients
Correct answer
A. Masses of cells that cause little damage
Step-by-step solution
In cancer cells, there is a breakdown of the regulatory mechanisms that control cell growth and differentiation in our body. This is the main cause of cancer. Benign tumors remain confined to their original location and do not spread to other parts of the body. They cause little damage and are not as dangerous as malignant tumors.Malignant tumors are a mass of proliferating cells that grow rapidly, invading and damaging the surrounding normal tissues. They also compete for vital nutrients, leading to damage and sta