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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 »
Body MRI May Detect Cancer Metastasis
Whole body MRI scans may help detect metastatic breast cancer before patients have symptoms, researchers say. Out of 99 patients studied, the MRI... Read more »
Metastatic Cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or... Read more »
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