Radiotherapy can slow the growth of benign tumors. In some cases, radiotherapy may be able to shrink or eliminate a benign tumor. Radiotherapy is often associated with cancer treatment, but it can ...

Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...

All cancers are tumors, but not all tumors are cancers. Tumors can either be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). The first type, that is benign tumours do not spread to other parts of the ...

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

A benign skin tumor happens when cells in your skin grow and form a mass. These tumors don’t contain malignant cells, so they are not cancer. There are many types of benign skin tumors. Share on ...

Cannabis use disorder (CUD) was associated with a greater than fivefold increased risk for benign tumors of major salivary glands compared to not having CUD, a new retrospective study showed.

Though no one wants to learn that a tumor has been discovered in the first place, having a doctor tell you they've detected one is not the same as being told you have cancer. "Identifying that a tumor ...

Tonsil cancer is the most common form of oropharyngeal (throat) cancer. But among all types of cancer, tonsil cancer is still relatively rare, affecting a little more than eight out of 100,000 people.