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What's a metastasis?

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Dr. Terence Chapman answered

Specializes in Urologic Oncology

Metastasis = spread: Metastasis refers to the spread of cancer to area(s) of the body not contiguous with the original cancer, often other organs such as lung, liver or bone. This means the cancer has "spread".

Answered 1/11/2015

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Metastasis: Is when a cancer spreads from 1 part of the body to another part.

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Dr. Terence Chapman answered

Specializes in Urologic Oncology

Metastasis = spread: Metastasis refers to the spread of cancer to area(s) of the body not contiguous with the original cancer, often other organs such as lung, liver or bone. This means the cancer has "spread".

Answered 11/8/2015

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