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Old 04-09-2007, 02:07 AM
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Default Why Most Of The Cancer Types Make Metastasis In Bone?

Why Most Of The Cancer Types Make Metastasis In Bone?


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Old 04-09-2007, 02:36 AM
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Because it has a high blood supply. One of the main route of metastasis is bllod born metastasis,, so organs rich in blood supply are at higher risk of being the host metastatic cells, like Bone, Brain, Liver & Lung (BB & LL).
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Old 04-09-2007, 11:49 AM
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Some cancers are more prone to metastasis to the bones than others. Blood supply is an issue in transporting the cells, but the chemical environment of the bones also plays a part. See the references below:
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