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Explain what is meant by metastasis.

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Metastasis is ability of cancer cells to spread from one organ or part of the body to another. Cancer cells migrate through blood or lymph pathway and invade other tissues and form new tumors. The process is termed as metastasis. It is the property of malignant tumor.

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