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cells can either travel in the blood stream, settle somewhere else, multiply and form a tumor, or an existing tumor can grow "roots" if you will, and a tumor can grow off of a root, or on the end of it. These new sites to which the cancer has spread are known as metastatic sites, and the cancer that spread through the process of metastasis (or disseminating, spreading) is referred to as "secondary cancer". For example, cancer that originates in the bone as a malignant osteoma can spread to the bone marrow and become secondary bone marrow cancer (or osteomyeloma; "oste/o-" means bone, "myelo-" means marrow, and "-oma" means a tumorous growth, indicating cancer.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoCancer cells can spread by growing into the surrounding blood vessels or lymphatic channels and then circulating to the lymph nodes in the region or beyond to vital organs, such as the liver or lungs. Some experts have estimated that less than one cell in a million can survive long enough to help form a metastatic tumor. Cells that do survive begin the growth of another tumor. Sometimes, the tumor cells fall or move to a nearby structure. This occurs most commonly in certain abdominal cancers, such as ovarian cancer or cancer of the appendix. Cells that break off an ovarian tumor may form sheets of cells along the lining of the abdominal cavity and grow on another organ in the abdomen, such as the bladder or the outside of the colon. This process is known as seeding.
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∙ 11y agoAccording to Dr. Otto Heinrich Warburg(Nobel Prize Winner 1931), cancer cells change from being 'Aerobic'( oxygen fueled ) to become 'Anaerobic'( sugar Fueled )!
As oxygen can no longer be tolerated & becomes a poison to the cancerous cells, in their drive to survive they enter into the blood stream and travel to other areas of the body & multiply facilitating the old addage of safety in numbers.
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∙ 11y agoApparently the cancer cells enter into the blood stream through the arterial wall and are carried along with the blood to other organs!
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∙ 8y agoCancer cells travel by way of what is called the 'cancer highway', the lymphatic system.
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∙ 12y agoThe cells mutate
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How do cancer cells spread through the body?
attach to cells
Is cancer spread through the body through a process called melanoma?
No , its actually called metastasis.
How do cancer tumors spread?
Cancer tumors spread when the affected cells break away and move to another part of the body and begin to grow there. Cancer can spread through body tissues, the lymphatic system and the blood circulatory system.
What is radiotherapy and how does it prevent the spread of cancer through the body?
It is the use of ionizing radiation (such as X-rays) to kill tissue, It does not prevent the spread of cancer unless it kills all the cancer cells.
Where are cancer cells found in the body?
Cancer cells are found in the affected organ or tissue. There are several types of cancer depending on anatomical location within the body like skin cancer, blood cancer, lung cancer etc. Also it depends on how a particular type of cancer spreads like the Carcinomas spread through lymph so the cancer cells can be found at lymph nodes whereas, the sarcomas spread through blood. Another noteworthy thing is that in the later stages of cancer it can spread to a distant organ and start a secondary cancer in the new location.
explain the role of the lymph node in the spread of cancer?
When a person has cancer, sometimes the cancer will metastize to other areas of the body. When cancer has metastizes, the lymph nodes can become involved due to the cancer spreading through the lymphatic fluid.
What is the term for the spread of cancer cell throughout a body?
I believe the spreading of cancer to other parts of the body is called, "Metastation"!
What cancer can do?
cancer is an uncontrollable growth of cells that invade & destroy surrounding tissue, & can spread to other parts of the body through blood. it can grow rapidly, killing off all surrounding tissues & spread throughout the body is what it does except cancer in plants act differently and I'm pretty sure isn't fatal to the plant
How does medicine spread through the body?
spread through blood steam
Is lung cancer spreadable?
It is possible with any type of cancer that it can spread to other parts of your body.
What is mtastatic?
A cancer term meaning the primary cancer has spread to other parts of the body. (Metastatic)
What is stage IV of cervical cancer?
Stage IV: Cancer has spread to other parts of the body
