Essential Biochemistry - Cancer (Section 1 - No. 1)

What is a key difference between benign and malignant tumors?

Benign tumors can metastasize; malignant tumors cannot.

Malignant tumors have lost growth control; benign tumors have not.

Benign tumors invade local tissues; malignant tumors do not.

Malignant tumors have lost growth control and can metastasize.

Malignant tumors have lost growth control, invade local tissues, and can metastasize.