In the process of metastasis, cancer cells break away from where they first formed (primary tumour) and travel through blood or lymph system to other parts in body. This is how secondary cancers, called metastatic cancers, are formed. The spread of cancer can happen early or later in its development. When it spreads earlier, it might not have grown into a size that can be noticed yet. What tests (two tests) would you do to diagnose the metastatic cancer and track its point of origin? origin?

In the process of metastasis, cancer cells break away from where they first formed (primary tumour) and travel through blood or lymph system to other parts in body. This is how secondary cancers, called metastatic cancers, are formed. The spread of cancer can happen early or later in its development. When it spreads earlier, it might not have grown into a size that can be noticed yet. What tests (two tests) would you do to diagnose the metastatic cancer and track its point of origin? origin?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter12: Genes And Cancer

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3QP: Benign tumors: a. are noncancerous growths that do not spread to other tissues b. do not contain...

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