Secondary cancer
| Secondary cancer | |
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| Term | Secondary cancer |
| Short definition | secondary cancer - (pronounced) (SEH-kun-dayr-ee KAN-ser) A term used to describe cancer that has spread (metastasized) from where it first broke out to another part of the body. Secondary cancers are the same type of cancer as the original (primary) cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
secondary cancer - (pronounced) (SEH-kun-dayr-ee KAN-ser) A term used to describe cancer that has spread (metastasized) from where it first broke out to another part of the body. Secondary cancers are the same type of cancer as the original (primary) cancer. For example, cancer cells can spread from the breast (primary cancer) and form new tumors in the lungs (secondary cancer). The cancer cells in the lungs are just like those in the breast. Also called secondary tumor
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