I had a fast-growing tumor and was told that cancer could return but that Herceptin would minimize that risk by 50%.

The plan was to begin weekly infusions of Taxol, a relatively new drug that had shown good results in shrinking large, fast-growing tumors like mine.

Small cell carcinomas of the ovary are very rare and fast-growing tumors that may cause higher than normal levels of calcium in the blood.

Like a fast-growing tumour, Falkenhayn's 'limited' offensive had already doubled in size.

The proteins appear to inhibit the development of new blood capillaries needed to feed a fast-growing tumor.

Malignant ectomesenchymoma is a rare, fast-growing tumor of the nervous system or soft tissue that occurs in children and young adults.

The idea is to attack the cells that build capillaries, a network of fine blood vessels that nurture fast-growing tumors.

The practice, he said, is "a fast-growing $1 billion tumor in the investment world."

If a fast-growing tumor erodes the floor of the sinus, the vidian nerve could be in danger.

As a result, if the same number of slow-growing and fast-growing tumors appear in a year, the screening test will detect more slow-growers than fast-growers.