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Don't cancer metastases have more to do with cancer mutations allowing the cancer cells to form new tumors? Some cancer types tend do not develop the ability to
by elcritch 10mo ago
Don't cancer metastases have more to do with cancer mutations allowing the cancer cells to form new tumors? Some cancer types tend do not develop the ability to colonize new tumors while others do regularly.
- jessriedel 10mo agoIt's quite a bit about that, but it doesn't detract from my point. Mechanical disturbance alone can spread cancer and increase mortality. "The risk of tumor seeding after liver biopsy is 2.7%" https://easl.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Hepatocellular-Carcinoma-English-Report.pdf https://easl.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Hepatocellular-Ca... Tissue containment systems for uterine morcellation https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/update-perform-only-contained-morcellation-when-laparoscopic-power-morcellation-appropriate-fda https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/up...