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metastasis

[muh-tas-tuh-sis] / məˈtæs tə sɪs /


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Metastasis is responsible for most cancer deaths, especially in colon, breast, and lung cancers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Suárez was also in charge of the Metastasis case involving an Ecuadorian drug lord who allegedly received favorable treatment from judges, prosecutors, police officers and high officials.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

“The Metastasis operation is like kicking the hornet’s nest,” said Gustavo Flores-Macías, a professor of government and public policy at Cornell University who specializes in Latin America.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024

Metastasis drives the costs of treatment skyward, but these therapies are, tragically, largely futile.

From Nature • Oct. 23, 2017

Metastasis to the liver, lungs, and other viscera is exceptional.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander




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