Suzie had a tumor in her breast. Her physician used a needle to remove a small bit of tissue from the tumor. When the physician used a microscope to examine the tissue, he noticed the cells in the tissue looked abnormal and were rapidly dividing. He told Suzie that the tumor was ____.

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The physician noticing that the cells in the tissue looked abnormal and were rapidly dividing suggests that the tumor is malignant. Malignant tumors are cancerous and can spread to other parts of the body. Carcinogenic substances can potentially cause cancer but are not a description of the tumor itself. Heterocyclic compounds are a type of chemical structure and not related to the tumor. Benign tumors are non-cancerous and do not typically have abnormal cell growth or rapid division.

Suzie Had a Tumor in Her Breast