Metastatic
adjective
Refers to the spread of a disease, especially cancer, from one part of the body to another.
The patient was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.
Often appears as...
- metastatic cancer
- metastatic tumors
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Technical
adjective
Refers to the spread of a disease, especially cancer, from one part of the body to another.
The patient was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.
Often appears as...
- metastatic cancer
- metastatic tumors
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used in medical discussions to describe cancer spread, not other diseases' transmission.
Her oncologist explained that the metastatic cells originated from the lung.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious Tone
The term carries a serious connotation, often linked to advanced-stage illnesses.
The prognosis for metastatic melanoma can be quite severe.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Confusion
Don't confuse 'metastatic' with 'metabolic', which refers to the body's chemical processes.
He mistakenly referred to the cancer as 'metabolic' instead of 'metastatic'.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used in medical discussions to describe cancer spread, not other diseases' transmission.
Her oncologist explained that the metastatic cells originated from the lung.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious Tone
The term carries a serious connotation, often linked to advanced-stage illnesses.
The prognosis for metastatic melanoma can be quite severe.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Confusion
Don't confuse 'metastatic' with 'metabolic', which refers to the body's chemical processes.
He mistakenly referred to the cancer as 'metabolic' instead of 'metastatic'.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used in medical discussions to describe cancer spread, not other diseases' transmission.
Her oncologist explained that the metastatic cells originated from the lung.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious Tone
The term carries a serious connotation, often linked to advanced-stage illnesses.
The prognosis for metastatic melanoma can be quite severe.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Confusion
Don't confuse 'metastatic' with 'metabolic', which refers to the body's chemical processes.
He mistakenly referred to the cancer as 'metabolic' instead of 'metastatic'.
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Deborah Gordon: What...
about treating cancer. There are many different kinds of cancer. Each one originates in a particular part of the body, and then some kinds of cancer will spread or metastasize to particular other tissues where they must be getting resources that they need. So if you think from the perspective of early metastatic cancer cells
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Dean Ornish: Healing...
He took women with metastatic breast cancer, randomly divided them into two groups. One group met for an hour and a half once a week in a support group. It was a nurturing, loving environment, where they were encouraged to let down their emotional defenses and talk about how awful it is to have breast cancer
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Aaron Morris: How your...
Eventually, tens, if not hundreds of individual engineered tissues with integrated sensors may be implantable with a single application. Now, this approach to diagnosis is unconventional, to be sure, but it is robust. So far, my colleagues and I have used it to diagnose models of metastatic cancer,
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How does cancer spread...
allowing the malignant cells to undergo hematogenous spread. Once at a new site, the cells once again undergo proliferation, and form small tumors known as micrometastases. These small tumors then grow into full-fledged tumors, and complete the metastatic process.
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Quyen Nguyen:...
that's labeled with fluorescent molecules. That you can, not only see the margins right there on a molecular level, but you can see it even if it's not right on the top -- even if it's beyond your field of view. And this works for metastatic lymph nodes also.
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Cancer 101 PIPE National...
that they are capable of spreading. Through a process called metastasis a malignant tumor's cells will eventually break off, travel throughout the body, and begin forming tumors in other regions. When this happens the cancer has become metastatic
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David Agus: A new...
but the doses in those dishes are nowhere near the doses that happen in the body. If I give a woman with breast cancer a drug called Taxol every three weeks, which is the standard, about 40 percent of women with metastatic cancer
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What we can do to die...
so, metastatic cancer that started in her cervix, spread throughout her body. She's in her 50s and she is living. This is not about end of life, this is about life. This is not just about the elderly, this is about people.
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The mental health...
and her mom's metastatic cancer diagnosis. And recently, she started also doing some really interesting research about our work. Candace We've seen that students who participate in our storytelling opportunity
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I Am Dying Teaser PIPE...
currently I'm living with stage 4 metastatic cancer that is in my liver and in my lymph nodes
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Deborah Gordon: What...
about treating cancer. There are many different kinds of cancer. Each one originates in a particular part of the body, and then some kinds of cancer will spread or metastasize to particular other tissues where they must be getting resources that they need. So if you think from the perspective of early metastatic cancer cells
Video examples
Dean Ornish: Healing...
He took women with metastatic breast cancer, randomly divided them into two groups. One group met for an hour and a half once a week in a support group. It was a nurturing, loving environment, where they were encouraged to let down their emotional defenses and talk about how awful it is to have breast cancer
Video examples
Aaron Morris: How your...
Eventually, tens, if not hundreds of individual engineered tissues with integrated sensors may be implantable with a single application. Now, this approach to diagnosis is unconventional, to be sure, but it is robust. So far, my colleagues and I have used it to diagnose models of metastatic cancer,
Video examples
How does cancer spread...
allowing the malignant cells to undergo hematogenous spread. Once at a new site, the cells once again undergo proliferation, and form small tumors known as micrometastases. These small tumors then grow into full-fledged tumors, and complete the metastatic process.
Video examples
Quyen Nguyen:...
that's labeled with fluorescent molecules. That you can, not only see the margins right there on a molecular level, but you can see it even if it's not right on the top -- even if it's beyond your field of view. And this works for metastatic lymph nodes also.
Video examples
Cancer 101 PIPE National...
that they are capable of spreading. Through a process called metastasis a malignant tumor's cells will eventually break off, travel throughout the body, and begin forming tumors in other regions. When this happens the cancer has become metastatic
Video examples
David Agus: A new...
but the doses in those dishes are nowhere near the doses that happen in the body. If I give a woman with breast cancer a drug called Taxol every three weeks, which is the standard, about 40 percent of women with metastatic cancer
Video examples
What we can do to die...
so, metastatic cancer that started in her cervix, spread throughout her body. She's in her 50s and she is living. This is not about end of life, this is about life. This is not just about the elderly, this is about people.
Video examples
The mental health...
and her mom's metastatic cancer diagnosis. And recently, she started also doing some really interesting research about our work. Candace We've seen that students who participate in our storytelling opportunity
Video examples
I Am Dying Teaser PIPE...
currently I'm living with stage 4 metastatic cancer that is in my liver and in my lymph nodes
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Paul Kalanithi
American Writer
The diagnosis was immediate: Masses matting the lungs and deforming the spine. Cancer. In my neurosurgical training, I had reviewed hundreds of scans for fellow doctors to see if surgery offered any hope. I'd scribble in the chart 'Widely metastatic disease - no role for surgery,' and move on. But this scan was different: It was my own.
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Dave deBronkart
American Writer
Diagnosed incidentally with stage IV, grade 4 metastatic renal cell carcinoma, I had bone metastases in my femur (which eventually fractured), ulna, and cranium; five metastases in my lungs; and muscle metastases in my thigh and tongue. Yet six months after diagnosis, my treatment ended: I've not had a drop of anything since.
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Michael Greger
American Author
Broccoli is incredible. It can prevent DNA damage and metastatic cancer spread; activate defences against pathogens and pollutants; help to prevent lymphoma; boost the enzymes that detox your liver; target breast cancer stem cells; and reduce the risk of prostate cancer progression.
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Siddhartha Mukherjee
Indian Scientist
Some cancers are curable, while others are highly incurable. The spectrum is enormous. Metastatic pancreatic cancer is a highly incurable disease, whereas some leukemia forms are very curable. There is a big difference between one form and another.
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Meghan O'Rourke
American Poet
My mother died of metastatic colorectal cancer shortly before three P.M. on Christmas Day of 2008. I don't know the exact time of her death, because none of us thought to look at a clock for a while after she stopped breathing.
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DeAngelo Williams
American Athlete
There are a lot of people who don't know what metastatic breast cancer is.
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Paul Kalanithi
American Writer
The diagnosis was immediate: Masses matting the lungs and deforming the spine. Cancer. In my neurosurgical training, I had reviewed hundreds of scans for fellow doctors to see if surgery offered any hope. I'd scribble in the chart 'Widely metastatic disease - no role for surgery,' and move on. But this scan was different: It was my own.
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Dave deBronkart
American Writer
Diagnosed incidentally with stage IV, grade 4 metastatic renal cell carcinoma, I had bone metastases in my femur (which eventually fractured), ulna, and cranium; five metastases in my lungs; and muscle metastases in my thigh and tongue. Yet six months after diagnosis, my treatment ended: I've not had a drop of anything since.
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Michael Greger
American Author
Broccoli is incredible. It can prevent DNA damage and metastatic cancer spread; activate defences against pathogens and pollutants; help to prevent lymphoma; boost the enzymes that detox your liver; target breast cancer stem cells; and reduce the risk of prostate cancer progression.
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Siddhartha Mukherjee
Indian Scientist
Some cancers are curable, while others are highly incurable. The spectrum is enormous. Metastatic pancreatic cancer is a highly incurable disease, whereas some leukemia forms are very curable. There is a big difference between one form and another.
Quote examples
Meghan O'Rourke
American Poet
My mother died of metastatic colorectal cancer shortly before three P.M. on Christmas Day of 2008. I don't know the exact time of her death, because none of us thought to look at a clock for a while after she stopped breathing.
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DeAngelo Williams
American Athlete
There are a lot of people who don't know what metastatic breast cancer is.
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