A cancer is said to have metastasized once it expands its growth to other tissues and organs in the body as a whole. It is a scare to patients because of the difficulty in controlling it once it leaves the primary site. With the intense cancer metastasis research going on in different laboratories globally, cancer management and outcomes are likely to improve a great deal.
Cancerous spread can be spread to other organs through blood vessels, the lymphatic system or direct encroachment on the immediate environment. Tumors tend to spread to organs such as the skeletal system, the lungs, the liver and the brain. Unfortunately, the survival of the patient is greatly threatened once these organs are affected since they play a crucial role in the day to day functioning of the human body.
A person who already has cancer and develops a persistent cough or breathlessness may be suspected to have metastasis to the lungs. Spread to the bones typically manifests with frequent fractures with very minimal trauma causing the fracture. Involvement of the brain may be indicated by convulsions, headache, dizziness and so on. Of note and perhaps a fortunate fact is that these symptoms do not always spell metastasis and could just be a different illness altogether.
Metastatic lesions are difficult to excise surgically especially when they are located in multiple systems in the body because not all them may be picked, not to mention the unfavourable cosmetic outcome. Chemotherapy is therefore the preferred method of managing metastasis. The drugs used here work by directly destroying the abnormal cells.
Unfortunately, chemotherapy comes with its own adverse effects. This is because in the process of killing unwanted cells, the drugs end up destroying the normal cells too. Patients may lose their hair in the course of treatment not to mention nausea and vomiting. A strong support system is very crucial in the prolonged survival of cancer victims.
Because of the lack of selectivity with chemotherapy drugs available in the market today, research scientists world over are faced with the task of coming up with treatment regimens that will only target the neoplastic cells in the body. A positive response has already been demonstrated among mice that were injected with an experimental formulation.This narrows down its action to the unique environment surrounding the metastatic lesion.
In the experiment, the abnormal cells in mice were successfully destroyed. All that is now left is for this concept to be tried and tested in clinical trials. The formulation will go on to save a lot of patients if it shows proof of functionality.
Some research studies focus on genetic mutation of cancer cells as they grow and their response to treatment. In these studies, the core of the cell, also known as DNA is extracted from the normal and abnormal cell. Their characteristics are then evaluated in a special laboratory. This is done for different cancers and it can help identify which ones are inherited and which are not. By so doing, the results obtained help the future generation to be better prepared in terms of early detection through screening.
Cancerous spread can be spread to other organs through blood vessels, the lymphatic system or direct encroachment on the immediate environment. Tumors tend to spread to organs such as the skeletal system, the lungs, the liver and the brain. Unfortunately, the survival of the patient is greatly threatened once these organs are affected since they play a crucial role in the day to day functioning of the human body.
A person who already has cancer and develops a persistent cough or breathlessness may be suspected to have metastasis to the lungs. Spread to the bones typically manifests with frequent fractures with very minimal trauma causing the fracture. Involvement of the brain may be indicated by convulsions, headache, dizziness and so on. Of note and perhaps a fortunate fact is that these symptoms do not always spell metastasis and could just be a different illness altogether.
Metastatic lesions are difficult to excise surgically especially when they are located in multiple systems in the body because not all them may be picked, not to mention the unfavourable cosmetic outcome. Chemotherapy is therefore the preferred method of managing metastasis. The drugs used here work by directly destroying the abnormal cells.
Unfortunately, chemotherapy comes with its own adverse effects. This is because in the process of killing unwanted cells, the drugs end up destroying the normal cells too. Patients may lose their hair in the course of treatment not to mention nausea and vomiting. A strong support system is very crucial in the prolonged survival of cancer victims.
Because of the lack of selectivity with chemotherapy drugs available in the market today, research scientists world over are faced with the task of coming up with treatment regimens that will only target the neoplastic cells in the body. A positive response has already been demonstrated among mice that were injected with an experimental formulation.This narrows down its action to the unique environment surrounding the metastatic lesion.
In the experiment, the abnormal cells in mice were successfully destroyed. All that is now left is for this concept to be tried and tested in clinical trials. The formulation will go on to save a lot of patients if it shows proof of functionality.
Some research studies focus on genetic mutation of cancer cells as they grow and their response to treatment. In these studies, the core of the cell, also known as DNA is extracted from the normal and abnormal cell. Their characteristics are then evaluated in a special laboratory. This is done for different cancers and it can help identify which ones are inherited and which are not. By so doing, the results obtained help the future generation to be better prepared in terms of early detection through screening.
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