A Cancer That is Able to Spread and Become Worse

Question

A cancer that is able to spread and become worse is called
A) benign
B) metastasis
C) malignant
D) carcinoma
E) sarcoma

Accepted Answer

A cancer that is able to spread and become worse is called malignant. Benign tumors do not spread, metastasis refers to the spread of cancer cells, carcinoma is a type of cancer that starts in cells that make up the skin or the tissue lining organs, and sarcoma is a type of cancer that begins in the bones, cartilage, fat, muscle or blood vessels.