The difference between Cancer and Malignancy
When used as nouns, cancer means a disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation, whereas malignancy means the state of being malignant or diseased.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cancer and Malignancy
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Cancer as a noun (medicine, oncology, disease):
A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
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Cancer as a noun (figuratively):
Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.
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Malignancy as a noun:
The state of being malignant or diseased.
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Malignancy as a noun:
A malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign.
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Malignancy as a noun:
That which is malign; evil, depravity, malevolence.