Metastatic cancer is cancer that has spread from its primary site to a distant part of the body. People with well-controlled metastatic cancer can live for many years. Learn more.

For breast cancer survivors, bone metastases may develop 5-10 years after initial diagnosis, ... and physical examinations focusing on common metastatic sites. Imaging studies, ...

Bone Metastases: Most common, 37.5-39.8% of cases. ... Precise imaging is key in metastatic breast cancer to identify patients for aggressive therapy.

When non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) spreads beyond the lungs, it often metastasizes to the bones. Estimates suggest 20 to 30 percent of people with NSCLC have bone metastases at the time of ...

Tagawa says cancer specialists, who use sophisticated imaging technologies such as PET scans, have gotten very good at finding even tiny bone metastases, which is valuable in diagnosing and ...

Chest X-ray: Takes pictures of your chest to look for cancer that has spread from the breast to the lungs—a common site for breast cancer metastasis (spread). Bone scan: Detects if cancer has ...

Doctors may order imaging tests to diagnose bone metastasis. A bone biopsy may also be necessary. Treatment will involve a multidisciplinary approach and depend on various factors.

Tagawa says cancer specialists, who use sophisticated imaging technologies such as PET scans, have gotten very good at finding even tiny bone metastases, which is valuable in diagnosing and ...

Indian researchers at IIT-BHU have developed a portable, reagent-free device to detect early-stage bone cancer (osteosarcoma) ...

Biden received the diagnosis of prostate cancer with metastasis to the bone after he was experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, ...

For colon cancer, despite the latest data showing no survival benefit, guidelines uniformly support routine surveillance with imaging after curative treatment, though the recommended schedule varies.

The Interdisciplinary Genitourinary Cancer Forum 2025, held between June 19 – 21, 2025 held in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, was host to the Prostate Cancer Session 7: Non-metastatic ...