You may have heard people refer to a ‘metastatic cancer' or say that ‘cancer has metastasized’ or is ‘in Stage 4’. But what does that really mean. Dr. Shital Patel explains.
What is Metastasis?
Metastasis is a term for when cancer has spread to a different part of a body from where it first originated. Because metastatic cancer is more difficult to control and treat, it is categorized as the last stage or Stage IV.
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