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07-15-2008, 03:10 PM
The invasion and spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, known as metastasis, is a principal cause of death in patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Although patients with early stage, small, breast tumours have an excellent short term prognosis, more than 15 to 20 per cent of them will eventually develop distant metastases, and die from the disease. Vascular invasion - through lymphatic and blood vessels - is the major route for cancer spreading to regional lymph nodes and to the rest of the body.

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Jackie07
07-16-2008, 03:02 PM
Can we have a rule for posting at least one good news for every two bad ones? I know the "Truth will set us free", but we need to have positive news once in a while.