The difference between Cancer and Growth

When used as nouns, cancer means a disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation, whereas growth means an increase in size, number, value, or strength.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cancer and Growth

  1. Cancer as a noun (medicine, oncology, disease):

    A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

  2. Cancer as a noun (figuratively):

    Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.

  1. Growth as a noun:

    An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

    Examples:

    "'Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China."

  2. Growth as a noun (biology):

    The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.

  3. Growth as a noun (biology):

    Something that grows or has grown.

  4. Growth as a noun (pathology):

    An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

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