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How could cancer spread from lunges to liver?
Though bloodstream
What is the life expectancy for a person who has had strokes and has colon cancer which has spread to the liver?
Tuesday
Cancer that has spread to the liver (metastasized)?
ALT and AST Normal or slightly increased
What is meant by metastatic cancer?
Metastatic cancer refers to the type of cancer that has spread from the point of origin to other parts of the body. The most common places to spread are the liver, lungs and the bones.
Is liver cancer cirrhosis?
Liver cancer is not the same as liver cirrhosis. Cancer is a replication of malignant (or, "damaged") cells, which gradually take over an organ, reducing the function, and may spread to other parts of the body. (i.e, cancer cells growing and taking over the liver, reducing function). Whereas cirrhosis is vast amounts of scarring to the hepatocytes (liver cells), which make up the liver. (i.e liver cells, which are already in existence, being damaged). Cirrhosis does not spread to other parts of the body.
What are metastatic deposits on the spine?
A metastatic deposit is the spread of cancer from the primary tumor. This spread is done via blood or lymph fluid.
What type of treatment is most effective for patients in advanced stages of liver cancer?
For advanced stages of liver cancer, the only treatment available is through a liver transplant. This is only effective if the cancer had not yet spread to the other parts of your body, however.
What does breast cancer mean?
It means cancer has spread from the breast to the other parts of the body, such as the bone, lung, liver or brain.
A liver infection spread through infected blood that can cause liver cancer is?
Both Hepatitis B and C fit this description.
Lung cancer spread to liver how long can you live?
how long are you expected to live once lung cancer has spread to the liver
What did Juliette Gordon Low die from?
Juliette Gordon Lowe died of metastasized breast cancer which spread to her liver. The official death certificate lists the cause of death as liver cancer with breast cancer as the secondary cause.
What does metastatic breast cancer mean?
It means cancer has spread from the breast to the other parts of the body, such as the bone, lung, liver or brain.
