Scientists have described a novel, yet benign bone-covered growth's characteristics for doctors, so patients don't receive ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or ...

Natalie Garcia shows off tumor in finger. When Natalie Garcia woke up on Jan. 1, 2023, she noticed she couldn't move her middle finger. Immediately, the mother of three turned to Google to look up the ...

What Are Benign Lung Nodules and Benign Lung Tumors? A nodule is a "spot on the lung," seen on an X-ray or computed tomography (CT) scan. In fact, a nodule shows up on about one in every 500 chest ...

Pauly Shore is on the mend after undergoing surgery to remove a benign tumor in his pancreas. The comedian, 57, took to Instagram on Wednesday, August 27, with a health update from his hospital bed at ...

When patients hear the term brain tumor, they tend to assume cancer. But not all brain tumors are malignant in nature. Many are benign, i.e., they do not get transmitted to other locations of the body ...

In breast cancer, a biopsy is the only diagnostic procedure that can determine if a suspicious lump or area is cancerous.

Ovarian cystic neoplasms are ovarian tumors that have cyst-like qualities. They can include epithelial ovarian tumors and germ cell tumors called teratomas. Ovarian cystic neoplasms can be benign, ...

Karen Kennerley assumed her fatigue was from working so hard — now the mom is trying to raise money for treatment to treat stage 4 cancer Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...

At 6 months pregnant Holiday was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. — -- Former U.S. women's soccer midfielder Lauren Holiday had a successful surgery at Duke University Hospital on Thursday to ...

The terms tumor and cancer can refer to different types of lumps and bumps. But the terms are often confused and misused—by the general public and even health professionals. For instance, doctors can ...