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Metastatic cancer is cancer that has spread (metastasized) from where it started to another part of the body. Cancer can spread almost anywhere. But often it spreads to the bones, liver, brain, or lungs.
Current as of: May 4, 2022
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Heather Quinn MD - Family Medicine & Joseph O'Donnell MD - Hematology, Oncology
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