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In cancer, individual cells can dislodge from the original tumour and move to other parts of the body, where they continue to grow.
In cancer, individual cells can dislodge from the original tumour and move to other parts of the body, where they continue to grow. Such masses of cancer cells are called metastases. Possible therapies include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and sclerotherapy.
A tumour is malignant if it can form metastases. In this way it can spread and grow further in the body. Tumour cells are often mutations and lose their original function. They displace healthy tissue and can interfere with the functions of surrounding cells, which causes the symptoms of cancer.
Once metastases have been identified, it is often impossible to completely cure the cancer. The principal purpose of therapy is then to relieve the symptoms and reduce the tumour as much as possible.
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