Breast Tumour/ Breast Cancer

​Breast cancer is the uncontrollable growth of breast cells that leads to the formation of a tumour. A tumour describes a mass of abnormal tissue that forms in your body. Breast tumours refer to abnormal lumps that may form in either or both of the breasts.

There are two types of breast tumours:

• Benign tumours – these are tumours that are non-cancerous. Doctors usually leave these alone and do not remove it unless they continue to grow, start to put pressure on organs and cause pain and other negative symptoms.
  

• Malignant tumours – these tumours are cancerous and described as aggressive because they attack and damage tissues. These tumours are most often treated surgically, after your doctor has assessed the severity and stage of the cancer.