The difference between Cancer and Neoplasia

When used as nouns, cancer means a disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation, whereas neoplasia means the formation of new tissue.


check bellow for the other definitions of Cancer and Neoplasia

  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. Neoplasia as a noun (biology):

    The formation of new tissue

  2. Neoplasia as a noun (medicine):

    The formation of a neoplasm

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