tumor
Let an agent explain tumours and the difference between benign and malignant growths in general terms, route concerns to care, describe diagnosis and treatment approaches with attribution, and support patients without individual medical advice.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain tumours and the difference between benign and malignant growths in general terms, route concerns to care, describe diagnosis and treatment approaches with attribution, and support patients without individual medical advice.
An abnormal mass of tissue formed by cells growing and dividing more than they should or not dying when they should, which may be benign, staying in place and rarely harmful, or malignant, invading tissues and spreading as cancer; tumours are diagnosed by imaging and biopsy, classified by tissue of origin and behaviour, and treated by surgery, radiotherapy, drugs and observation.
What it is for: Abnormal tissue growths.
It can be explain benign and malignant tumours; route concerns to care; describe diagnosis and treatment approaches; support patients and families.
Distinguishing features
Abnormal growth
Benign or malignant
Tissue of origin
Diagnosed by biopsy
What it looks like
A lump or mass, sometimes visible or palpable, otherwise seen on imaging.
How it is recognised
Abnormal mass of tissue
Benign or malignant
Cysts and swellings are not necessarily tumours
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - spread of malignant tumours
is related to - a site-specific example
is related to - a site-specific example
In practice
Families and kinds
benign tumours
malignant tumours or cancers
tumours by tissue such as epithelial, connective and neural
tumours by site
precancerous growths
Standards and regulation
Oncology and pathology guidelines
WHO tumour classifications
Cancer screening programmes
Failure modes and hazards
Delayed assessment of lumps
Agents diagnosing or advising on treatment
Misinformation about causes and cures
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Care Lumps and concerns.
Routing.
Lump
A new lump or mass.
Lump
Lumps.
- Which lumps or growths should be assessed promptly, according to guidance, and how are they investigated? provenance
- Is the user asking for a diagnosis, which needs a clinician? boundary
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
- How are tumours diagnosed and classified by imaging, biopsy and pathology? provenance
- What do benign, malignant and precancerous mean in a report, in general terms? definition
Understand What tumours are.
Science.
Biology
Tumour biology.
Biology
Biology.
- How do tumours form from abnormal cell growth and failed cell death, according to research? provenance
- What distinguishes benign from malignant behaviour? definition
Types
Kinds of tumour.
Types
Types.
- How are tumours classified by tissue of origin and site? definition
- Which entry fits a specific tumour type? action
Treat Treatment and support.
Attribution.
Treatment
Treatment approaches.
Treatment
Treatment.
- Which approaches, from observation and surgery to radiotherapy and drug therapy, do guidelines describe for this kind of tumour, in general terms? provenance
- How are treatment decisions made with patients? provenance
Support
Support.
Support
Support.
- Which organisations support people with tumours and cancer and their families? provenance
- Which misinformation should be avoided? provenance
Learn Research and teaching.
Context.
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What are current research directions in tumour biology and treatment? provenance
- How can patients participate in trials? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can tumour biology be taught within pathology and oncology? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should cancer be the primary entry?
- How should classifications be linked?
- How should support organisations be localised?