What's the difference between 'advanced cancer' and 'metastatic cancer'?
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What's the difference between 'advanced cancer' and 'metastatic cancer'?
Christian Cable, Dr. Ryan Osborne & Dr. Noam Z. Drazin (Cancer Experts) gives expert video advice on: What is a 'cancer cell'?; What causes cancer?; Can cancer be 'cured'? and more...
The difference between advanced cancer and metastatic cancer is really semantics. When we talk about "advanced," we're almost are always meaning that the tumor has metastasized. And the definition of a metastasis is the tumor has moved from its site of origin to another part of the body. These are almost synonymous. "Metastasis." "Advanced." Not very different in nature.
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