Cancer
Gazala Noor
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University, Lucknow
, Medical Term
• Onco- mass/tumor
• -Oma- tumor
• Sarco- tissue
• Carcino- cancer
• Tumor- A tumor is a mass formed when normal cells
begin to grow rapidly, A tumor can be benign (not
cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
• Benign-not cancerous, can grow but will not spread to
other body parts.
Gazala Noor
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University, Lucknow
, Medical Term
• Onco- mass/tumor
• -Oma- tumor
• Sarco- tissue
• Carcino- cancer
• Tumor- A tumor is a mass formed when normal cells
begin to grow rapidly, A tumor can be benign (not
cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
• Benign-not cancerous, can grow but will not spread to
other body parts.
