Are Benign Tumors Harmless?   A tumor is defined as a swelling
or lesion that is formed by abnormal cell growth. Specifically,
new cells are generated in the body prior to the old cells dying
which causes an extra mass of cells called a tumor. Tumors serve
no useful purpose to the body and generally exist at the expense
of the body’s health. Most commonly tumors are used synonymously
with cancer. This in fact is false as there are three types of
tumors: benign, pre malignant and malignant; and cancer, by
definition, is malignant. A recent publication by MedicinePlus
discusses the main differences between the three types of tumors
and offers commonly overlooked risks of benign tumors.  The
primary difference between benign and malignant tumors is
location. Malignant tumors are not self-limited in growth and
often invade adjacent tissues. Malignant tumors’ main objective
is to survive which they accomplish through mutating and
spreading throughout the body. Malignant tumors by definition
are cancer. Benign tumo