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Glossary: Malignant
 


Definition
Dangerous. Mainly used to describe a cancerous growth -- when used this way, it means the growth is cancerous and predisposed to spreading.

Also: Cancerous

Topics Related To Malignant
AngiosarcomasRelated Topic
"Malignant tumors that can develop either from blood vessels (hemangiosarcomas) or from lymph vessels (lymphangiosarcomas)..."

Apoptosis

Related Topic
"...Cancerous cells, however, are unable to experience the normal cell transduction or apoptosis-driven natural cell death process..."

Benign

Related Topic
"Literally: innocent; not malignant..."

Bladder Cancer

The Condition
"...Depending on the extent of the cancer, the surgery may be as simple as scraping cancerous cells off the bladder, removing a portion of the bladder, or in severe cases, removing the bladder entirely..."

Bone Cancer

The Condition
"Bone cancer is a malignant growth that can be found in any part of the bone, in any bone of the body..."

Brain Tumor

The Condition
"...But not all tumors are cancerous: some are benign..."

Breast Cancer

The Condition
"...This allows the tissue sample removed from the breast to be looked at under the microscope and examined for cancerous cells..."

Our Question about itchy or scaly nipples
"Very rarely, eczema of a nipple can signal a cancerous growth beneath..."

Butyrate

As A Treatment
"...Butyrate has also been shown to significantly inhibit the growth of cancerous colon cells..."

Cancer

Related Topic
"Refers to the various types of malignant neoplasms that contain cells growing out of control and invading adjacent tissues, which may metastasize to distant tissues..."

Cancer, General

Recommendation Coffee Enema
"...This “tissue damage syndrome” makes it easier for cancerous cells to survive..."

Recommendation Conventional Drug Use
"...The enzyme also allows cancerous cells to grow new blood vessels..."

Carcinoid Cancer

The Condition
"There are a few types of tumor that fall within a category somewhere between benign and malignant..."

Carcinoma

Related Topic
"Malignant growth of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate the surrounding tissue and giving rise to metastasis: An invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to..."

Change In Clothing Habits

As A Treatment
"...Research has suggested an inverse relationship between solar exposure and osteoporosis, colon cancer, breast cancer, and even the most deadly form of skin cancer, malignant melanoma..."

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

The Condition
"...This change in the cell's DNA confers a growth and survival advantage on the cell, which becomes abnormal and malignant (leukemic)..."

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)

The Condition
"...This change in the stem cell's DNA confers a growth and survival advantage on the malignant stem cell..."

Cigarette Smoke Damage

Relationship to Cervical Cancer
"...Smoking is one co-factor that makes HPV-infected cells more likely to turn cancerous..."

Relationship to Hypertension (High Blood PRessure)
"Malignant hypertension and renovascular hypertension are more common in people who smoke..."

Clear Cell Sarcoma

Related Topic
"...Under the microscope, it shares some features with malignant melanoma, a type of cancer that develops from pigment-producing skin cells..."

Coconut

As A Treatment
"...In animal studies, feeding unprocessed coconut and coconut oils prevented tumor development, both malignant or benign..."

Colon Cancer

Our Question about colon polyps
"...If the polyp has turned cancerous, but is found early, survival rates are excellent..."

Colorectal Cancer

Related Topic
"A cancerous tumor of the large intestine..."

Cushing's Syndrome / Hypercortisolism

The Condition
"...Other causes include ... Ectopic ACTH Syndrome: Some benign or malignant tumors that arise outside the pituitary can produce ACTH..."

Dermatomyositis

The Condition
"...The doctor should order blood tests and other cancer-screening tests to check for malignancies because people with dermatomyositis are more likely to develop malignant cancers..."

Endometrial Polyps

The Condition
"...Rarely is major surgery needed for polyps, unless they are found to be precancerous or cancerous..."

Enlarged Lymph Nodes

The Condition
"...Lymph nodes are filters that can catch malignant tumor cells or infectious organisms..."

Erectile Dysfunction (ED, Impotence)

Relationship to Prostate Cancer
"A cancerous prostate gland may interfere with blood flow and nerve impulses to the penis..."

Esophageal Cancer

The Condition
"...is divided into two major types: squamous cell carcinomas, tumors that develop in the tissue lining the hollow organs of the body, and adenocarcinoma, depending on the type of cells that are malignant..."

Estrogen Replacement

As A Treatment
"...NOTE: When taking estrogen alone, cells in the uterine lining can become crowded or malformed and possibly cancerous..."

Excess Phytates in Diet

The Condition
"...Some animal studies have suggested that phytates stop the growth of cancerous tumors..."

Female-Specific Cancer Screening

As A Treatment
"...Pap smears have made it possible to detect precancerous and cancerous conditions before they progress to cancer which could spread to other parts of the body, and have saved thousands of women’s lives by catching cancers before they spread..."

Fibroids

The Condition
"...They are benign - not associated with cancer - and rarely become cancerous..."

Gastric/Peptic/Duodenal Ulcers

The Condition
"...While virtually all duodenal ulcers are benign, gastric ulcers can occasionally be cancerous and for this reason biopsies are often performed..."

Goiter

Related Topic
"...It is not due to cancerous growth..."

Heartburn / GERD / Acid Reflux

The Condition
"...size="+2" color="0000FF">Complications In a small percentage of chronic patients, a serious form of GERD called Barrett's esophagus may eventually develop, in which the erosion can lead to cancerous changes in the tissue lining of the esophagus..."

Hot Applications (Thermotherapy)

As A Treatment
"...High-intensity heat is also used to destroy some types of benign and cancerous tumors..."

Hyaluronic Acid

As A Treatment
"...Hyaluronic acid is one of the chief components of the extracellular matrix, contributes significantly to cell proliferation and migration, and may also be involved in the progression of some malignant tumors..."

Hyperbaric Oxygen

As A Treatment
"...) Upper respiratory infection - Increased hemolysis Hyperthermia Hereditary spherocytosis Optic neuritis - Possible increased optic nerve pathology Malignant tumors - possible increased vascularity for tumors Acidosis - Decreased threshold for oxygen seizures Steroid use - Decreased threshold for oxygen seizure Alcohol use - Dehydration (increased..."

Immunotherapy

As A Treatment
"...(imiquimod) which is an interferon producer causing the patients own killer T-cells to destroy warts, actinic keratoses, basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, cutaneous lymphoma, and superficial malignant melanoma..."

Kaposi's Sarcoma

The Condition
"Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a type of malignant tumor of the blood vessels that develops most commonly on the skin and mucous membranes that line the mouth, nose and anus, but may also affect internal organs - particularly the lymph..."

Keratoses

The Condition
"...Sometimes such a growth must be removed and studied under a microscope to determine if it is cancerous or not..."

Kidney Cancer

The Condition
"...Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) involves cancerous cells developing in the lining of a kidney's tubules and growing into a mass (tumor)..."

Recommendation Surgery
"Surgery (to remove cancerous tissue) is usually required to treat Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)..."

Laryngeal Cancer

The Condition
"...Cancer of the larynx is a disease in which cancerous (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the larynx..."

Leiomyosarcomas

Related Topic
"Malignant tumors of involuntary muscle tissue..."

Lipomas

Related Topic
"...They feel like soft, moveable lumps underneath the skin and do not have any malignant potential..."

Liposarcomas

Related Topic
"Malignant tumors of fat tissue..."

Liver Cancer

The Condition
"...This type of cancer is called hepatocellular carcinoma or malignant hepatoma..."

Liver Spots

The Condition
"...Prognosis; Seek medical attention if Age spots are not harmful, nor likely to become malignant..."

Male-Specific Cancer Screening

As A Treatment
"...If any irregular or abnormally firm area is detected, further tests will be done to determine whether the abnormality is cancerous..."

Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma

Related Topic
"The most common malignant soft tissue tumor found in the arms or legs..."

Melanoma

The Condition
"...Major signs of malignant melanoma..."

Mole

Related Topic
"...While most are benign, malignant changes can occur to turn the benign nevus into a melanoma..."

Mouth Cancer

The Condition
"...These patches, which may become cancerous over time, are called leukoplakia, and are found quite often among chewing tobacco users..."

Multiple Myeloma

The Condition
"...A patient's myeloma is often referred to by the type of immunoglobulin or light chain (kappa or lambda type) produced by the cancerous plasma cell..."

Natural Killer Cells

Related Topic
"An important first line of defense against newly arising malignant cells and cells infected with viruses, bacteria, and protozoa..."

Neurofibrosarcomas

Related Topic
"Malignant tumors of the cells that surround a nerve..."

Noni

As A Treatment
"...Scientific studies have investigated noni's effect on the growth of cancerous tissue..."

Ovarian Cysts

The Condition
"...In rare cases, they can be cancerous..."

Related Topic
"...Organic ovarian cysts may be benign or malignant and are not linked to the functioning of the ovary..."

Pancreatic Cancer

The Condition
"...the pancreas runs in some families whereas the acquired changes can result from exposure to carcinogens and/or an immune system which is depressed in some way, rendering it less capable of killing cancerous cells once they develop..."

Pituitary Tumor

The Condition
"...A tumor may be either benign or malignant..."

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

The Condition
"...Diagnosis & Tests The differential diagnosis includes rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis, occult malignant disease, infectious disease, myofascial pain syndromes, and functional abnormalities..."

Precancerous Lesion

Related Topic
"Abnormal tissue that is not yet malignant..."

Prostate Cancer

The Condition
"...However, the risk increases steadily with age and by the time they are 80, more than half of all men will have some cancerous growth, though in most cases it goes unnoticed..."

Recommendation Soy Isoflavones (genistein, daidzein)
"...in soy protect against cancer via several different mechanisms, including interacting with intracellular enzymes, regulating protein synthesis, controlling growth factor actions, inhibiting malignant cell proliferation, inducing differentiation, deterring cancer cell adhesion, and inhibiting angiogenesis..."

Rectal Cancer

The Condition
"...The remaining anal cancers are basal cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma..."

Rhabdomyosarcomas

Related Topic
"Malignant tumors of skeletal muscle..."

Sebaceous Hyperplasia

The Condition
"...Prognosis Lesions of sebaceous hyperplasia are benign, with no known potential for malignant transformation..."

Small Intestine Cancer

The Condition
"A rare condition in which cancerous tumors develop in the small bowel..."

Soft Tissue Sarcoma

The Condition
"...One or more neurofibromas will develop into a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in about 5% of people with neurofibromatosis..."

Synovial Sarcoma

Related Topic
"A malignant tumor of the tissue around joints..."

Tendency To Develop Polyps

The Condition
"...Although the majority of polyps will not become cancerous, it is still very important that they are removed..."

Recommendation Surgery
"Since there is no way of knowing whether a polyp will become malignant, total removal of the polyp is the best treatment..."

Thymoma

The Condition
"...Diagnosis & Tests It is often difficult to be clear whether a thymoma is malignant or not..."

Urinalysis

As A Treatment
"...The conditions which may lead to a telescoped sediment are: 1) lupus nephritis 2) malignant hypertension 3) diabetic glomerulosclerosis, and 4) rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis..."

Weakened Immune System

Relationship to Allergy to Foods (Hidden)
"...A weakened immune system enables infections and cancerous growths to develop and take hold..."

Werners Syndrome

The Condition
"...Complications People with WS develop a vast array of age-related diseases including arteriosclerosis, malignant neoplasms, cancer, type II diabetes mellitus, ocular cataracts and osteoporosis in early adult life..."





Last updated: Oct 22, 2008


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