Metastasized Overview

Metastasized Guide

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Reviewed By William Matsui, MD

Definition

Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or the lymph system .


Information

Whether or not cancer cells metastasize (spread to) to other parts of the body depends on many factors, including:

  • The type of cancer
  • The stage of the cancer
  • Original location of the cancer

Treatment depends on the type of cancer and where it has metastasized.


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What is the difference between metastasized brain cancer and cancer that started in the brain?...
My mother had lung cancer a year ago and although it has not returned, she...

Cancer originating in a particular organ for the first time is called Primary neoplasm. Metastasis is its secondary spread through blood or lymph. Prognosis really depends on histological type of the cancer...

Asked by Blue Bear - 2 months ago

What do you do if you have colon cancer that metastasized to Liver?
Does anyone have any suggestions for a last ditch treatment that is not allopathic? ...

Resveratrol. M.D. anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the Chinese and Japanese have done extensive studies nd the stuff stops most cancers. Google "aggarawal resveratrol' and "resveratrol preclinical...

Asked by omlick - 10 months ago

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