The word “tumor” is loaded with frightening possibility. Simply put, it’s an abnormal growth of cells. It can be cancer — a malignant tumor. But in many cases, the growth is instead a benign, or ...

When Ashwin Sabnekar first went to an oral surgeon to get his tongue checked after he found a strange sore on it, back in 2015, his biopsy concluded that he had a benign tumor, so he thought he had ...

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 my son was 11, we found out he had a benign brain tumor. Soon, I learned the word "benign" didn't mean harmless, as I'd previously thought. The tumor was inoperable, but they did surgery to treat ...

Adrenal gland tumors may be cancerous or benign. Most adrenal tumors are benign, but can produce excess levels of certain hormones. Cancerous adrenal tumors will require treatment or removal. Most ...

Scientists from the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Center for Cancer Research, and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a blood test that, they believe, could ...

Few words are more dreaded to hear from a doctor than learning that a tumor has been discovered. It's something most people equate to significant illness, inconvenience, and even death. Indeed, the ...

Liver problems have been increasing for the last few years. Millions of people around the world are worried about their liver, now the name of TV actress Deepika Kakkar has also been added to this ...

Savanna Branham was in the sixth grade when her musical theater director noticed her hoarse voice would not go away. She was ...