The nurse is preparing a client for a biopsy of a lump in the right breast and the client asks the nurse about the difference between a benign tumour and a malignant tumour. Which of the following responses by the nurse is correct?

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The major difference between benign and malignant tumours is that malignant tumours invade adjacent tissues and spread to distant tissues and benign tumours never metastasize. The other statements are inaccurate. Both types of tumours may cause damage to adjacent tissues. Malignant cells do not reproduce more rapidly than normal cells. Benign tumours do not usually recur.

The Nurse Is Preparing a Client for a Biopsy of a Lump