Cancer Metastasis Process - Insight from the Experts
Something patients do not want to hear and physicians do not want to say is "your cancer has metastasized." Metastasis is the process whereby cancer cells spread from the site of the original tumor to one or more other places in the body. And with upwards of 90% of all cancer suffering and death associated with metastasis, it is the single most significant challenge to management of the disease. It's no wonder, then, that a major goal of cancer research is to understand what causes metastasis and how it happens. Why is metastasis so deadly?