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Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or the
Metastatic cancer; Cancer metastases
Whether or not cancer cells metastasize (spread to) to other parts of the body depends on many factors, including:
Treatment depends on the type of cancer and where it has metastasized.
Review Date: 10/20/2008
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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