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Cancer Metastasis?
Article updated and reviewed by Jennifer A. Ligibel, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber
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Metastasis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Metastatic cancer; Cancer metastases References Lippman SM, Hong WK. Cancer prevention. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine.... Read more »
Metastatic Cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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