What is Metastasis?
| Title: | What is Metastasis? |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Cancer cells can break away from the original tumor and travel through the blood or lymph system to distant locations in the body, where they exit the vessels to form additional tumors. This is called metastasis. See also www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-cancer. |
| Topics/Categories: |
Cells or Tissue -- Abnormal Cells or Tissue Infographics -- Health |
| Type: | Color, Illustration (JPEG format) |
| Source: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| Date Created: | January 15, 2020 |
| Date Added: | January 23, 2020 |
| Reuse Restrictions: | None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above. |