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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: 10/30/2006
Reviewed By: William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of
Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer
Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed
Healthcare Network.
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