How do metastases form from primary tumors? For cells within a primary tumor to become metastatic multiple events must occur and failure of any one…
The majority of deaths (about 90%) associated with cancer are due to the metastasis of the original tumor cells to sites distant from the initial…
As described (more briefly) in the Hallmarks of Cancer section, metastasis is responsible for the great majority of deaths in cancer patients. This section details…