What does the spread of cancer in the body mean? Metastasis is one of the most feared terms in cancer medicine. When people learn that a tumor has spread in the body, it often causes fear, uncertainty and many questions. What exactly are metastases? How do they develop? Why are they so medically significant?Continue reading

The term tumor immediately triggers concern in many people. It is often automatically equated with cancer. In medical terms, however, this is not entirely correct. First of all, a tumor is generally an abnormal mass of tissue that occurs when cells multiply more than they should or do not die when they normally wouldContinue reading