A Patient, Age 43, Had a Biopsy of a Lump

A patient, age 43, had a biopsy of a lump in her right breast that revealed a benign tumor. The nurse explains to her that a benign tumor differs from a malignant tumor in that benign tumors

A) do not cause damage to adjacent tissue.
B) are simply an overgrowth of normal cells.
C) do not spread to other tissues and organs.
D) frequently recur in the same site.