What is metastatic lung cancer? - Cancer Research UK What is metastatic lung cancer? Metastatic lung cancer means that the cancer has spread from where it started in the lung It is also called advanced or secondary cancer Unfortunately advanced cancer can’t usually be cured But treatment might control it, help symptoms, and improve your quality of life for some time A cancer might be advanced when it is first diagnosed Or it may come back
Metastatic lung cancer - Cancer Research UK Metastatic lung cancer means that the cancer has spread from where it started in the lung to other parts of the body It is also called advanced lung cancer
Symptoms of metastatic lung cancer | Cancer Research UK Symptoms of metastatic lung cancer Metastatic lung cancer means that the cancer has spread from where it started in the lung It is also called advanced lung cancer It might not mean that you have advanced cancer if you have the symptoms described below They can be caused by other conditions
How cancer can spread - Cancer Research UK The place where a cancer starts in the body is called the primary cancer or primary site Cells from the primary site may break away and spread to other parts of the body These cells can then grow and form other tumours These are called secondary cancers or metastases How cancer can spread to
What is advanced kidney cancer? - Cancer Research UK What is advanced kidney cancer? Kidney cancer is called advanced if it has spread to another part of the body Where the cancer has spread to is called a secondary cancer or metastasis The cancer may have already spread when you're first diagnosed Or it may come back or spread after you've had treatment The aim of treatment depends on whether the cancer has spread near the kidney (locally