growth of a tumor which could go one of two ways, malignant or benign.("Understanding")
             A benign tumor; is not cancer, rarely is life threatening, does not spread to other parts of the body, and generally can be removed.("Understanding") A malignant tumor however is cancer and there is a good chance that it will be life threatening. ("Understanding") According to Webster's dictionary, cancer is a malignant (growing) tumor characterized by potentially unlimited growth with local expansion by invasion and systemic (affecting the whole body) by metastasis (traveling to other areas).. Tumors will take away nutrients vital to nearby organs and take more and more nutrients as the tumor grows. When a malignant tumor grows to a large size and starts to spread to other parts of the body, it is known as metastic prostate cancer. This is when the cancer starts to become really bad and extremely life threatening. During this stage "the primary tumor in the prostate sheds ca
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