metastasis

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This process ultimately reduced tumor growth and limited metastasis in the mice.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

This early nerve invasion raises the risk of metastasis and is closely tied to how aggressive the disease becomes.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

He had head and neck metastatic cancer, and he ultimately succumbed to lung metastasis, according to CNN, which obtained a cremation approval summary report from the medical examiner’s office in Pinellas County, Florida.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

This process is called metastasis and is the cause of the majority of deaths from cancer.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Secondary growths are met with chiefly in the lungs, metastasis taking place by way of the veins.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis