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Metastatic cancer is not a type of cancer, it is a stage of the disease, a late stage. Most cancer types can form new tumours in the body, like a weed sends its seeds in the wind to sprout into more weeds. The new tumours are called "metastases". Metastatic cancer is cancer that has already started this seeding-out process.
The first place where cancer metastasizes is in the lymph nodes. Later, it can go to the liver, the lungs, the bones, in fact just about anywhere.
For a person with cancer, knowing if there are metastases or not is very important because it is a sign that the cancer is aggressive. Cancer without metastases is often curable but metastatic cancer is usually not curable.
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∙ 15y agoCancer that can move throughout the body and spread to other organs
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∙ 11y agoYes, metastasis is the medical term meaning spread of cancer within the patient's body.
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∙ 12y agoIt spreads from one area to another.
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Process in diagnosis of uterine cancer
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Which type of skin cancer grows fast and metastasizes early?
melanoma
Is there distinct organs that breast cancer metastasizes to?
Usually the liver, lungs, brain and bones.
Uterine cancer can it metastize to colon?
once any cancer metastasizes it can spread anywhere, including the colon, via the blood stream or lymphatic system.
Which type of skin cancer metastasizes rapidly into surrounding blood vessels?
squamous cell carcinoma
Is prostate cancer terminal when it reaches the bone?
When any type of cancer metastasizes and spreads to the bone or other organs, this is very serious. Only a trained doctor who looks at the pathology of patient who has cancer that has spread to the bone can make such a diagnosis.
Which skin cancer is at risk for metastasis?
All skin cancers have the potential to metastasize but melanoma is the most likely to spread or metastasize to other parts of the body. Squamous cell is the next most likely to spread. Basal cell rarely metastasizes.
Do people live through melanoma?
If it is caught in it's early stages, then the skin cancer may be removed. If it is removed before it spreads or metastasizes, then your chances of survival are good. Be sure to get screening done regularly, especially if you have had any type of cancer before or aif you have a family history of cancer.
What kind of cancer is skin cancer?
There are many different types of skin cancer. I suggest you do a search for "different kinds of skin cancer" to find out about all the different types.
What is 4th stage brain cancer?
Brain cancer is classified into "grades" of severity defined by the world health organization, rather than stages, since it rarely metastasizes. Other cancers may metastasize to the brain by their fourth stage, and the metastasis may then be assigned a grade of its own.
How do UV harm us?
UVA (which causes tanning) also causes skin aging, eventually giving skin a tough leather like texture. UVB (which causes burning) also causes skin cancer, frequently melanoma an aggressive cancer that sometimes metastasizes throughout the body.
How do UV rays harm us?
UVA (which causes tanning) also causes skin aging, eventually giving skin a tough leather like texture. UVB (which causes burning) also causes skin cancer, frequently melanoma an aggressive cancer that sometimes metastasizes throughout the body.
Does parenchymal opacity mean cancer in the lung?
No it does not mean cancer
