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An abnormally new growth of tissue that grows more rapidly than normal cells and has no physiological function is called neoplasm , or tumor . Such growth competes with normal cells for space and nutrients. When this new growth is localized, it is called benign tumor , while if it spreads to other parts of the body, it is called malignant tumor or cancer , although sometimes people use the words tumor and cancer interchangeably.
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Friedman, A., Kao, CY. (2014). Cancer. In: Mathematical Modeling of Biological Processes. Lecture Notes on Mathematical Modelling in the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08314-8_11
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