Cancer that travels: Metastatic

Sonali Bendre on Tuesday posted on Instagram about cancer she is battling. She opened her heart, revealing that she is been undergoing treatment for Metastatic cancer. The whole country showered her with support and unconditional love, and currently, she is in New York fighting this malignant cancer.

Since then, questions have been covering the minds of people that what is metastatic cancer and how does it spread? Is it curable or not? Which treatments are used for eradication of this cancer and what are the symptoms to check an individual for the same?

Here in this article, we will know all about this disease:-

WHAT IS METASTATIC CANCER?

Cancer cells spread in a larger amount to a particular organ of the body called as primary cancer or tumor. When cells of this tumor spread to another distant part of the body, this is known as “metastised” in clinical terms and completely called metastatic cancer. This is also known by the name “Stage-iv” and “advanced” cancer, however, the term advanced is not always used. There is also one thing to keep in mind that this cancer is different from “local-spread” cancer, where this one refers to cancer spread near the primary tumor.

This type of cancer when spreads, is identified from the name of cancer from where it spreads and not where it got influenced. For e.g. If a tumor spread from the breast to lungs, it should be called “metastatic breast cancer” and not lung cancer.

HOW DOES IT SPREAD?

There are many ways through which this poison can spread. Cancer cell grows and spreads to other parts of the body when they leave their primary tumor. There are 3ways by which this cancer can infiltrate other parts of the body.

* Through the blood vessels and lymphatic system.

* Direct extension or invasion of one tumor to another place.

* By attacking blood vessel walls and invading surrounding tissue.

SYMPTOMS OF METASTATIC

Doctors have not found out any particular symptoms related to this cancer. The symptoms are a hybrid of small diseases, making it hard to trace this cancer. However, there are some symptoms which help the doctors identify this sickness. Sometimes, these symptoms can differ according to the organ where it spread.

* Headaches

* Dizziness

* Inflammation

* Vision problems

* Unhealed pain and fractures

* Shortness of Breath

* Confusion

* Difficulty in movement

TREATMENT

The diagnosis of this cancer is easy if you are moving on a “follow-up” plan. However, the treatment is affected by many factors such as the type of cancer, how more it has spread, age and personal treatment choices.

The type of treatment includes:-

* Treatment affecting your whole body- This is also known by the name “systematic” therapy. This includes curing with chemotherapy and much biological treatment.

* Treatment that affects the area- This is also called “local” therapy. It includes diagnosis of cancer with surgeries and radiation therapy.

IS IT CURABLE?

Most of the times, this cancer is not curable but one should not lose hope knowing this. Many metastatic cancer survivors live a long life, thanks to the treatment. The diagnosis mainly focuses on increasing the survival rate of these patients.

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Metastatic cancer can damage a native’s spirit and reason to live, making it a disease to look upon. Being incurable, we can help the patients by our love and support towards them, instead of treating them like a curse. Cancer consult India follows this thinking and help the survivors to keep walking. With the best Cancer Specialist in Delhi, Dr. Manish singhal is curing cancer patients for more than 15 years.