Gastrointestinal Cancers
Gastrointestinal Cancers ( 35 Questions)
Incorrect. Metastasis does not refer to the initial formation of cancer, but rather the spread of cancer from its original site to other parts of the body.
Correct. Metastasis is the process by which cancer cells break away from the primary tumor in the gastrointestinal tract and travel through the bloodstream or lymphatic system to form new tumors in other organs or tissues.
Incorrect. Metastasis is not a surgical procedure; it is the spread of cancer cells.
Incorrect. Metastasis is not a diagnostic test but rather a stage in the progression of cancer.
A) Incorrect. Metastasis does not refer to the initial formation of cancer, but rather the spread of cancer from its original site to other parts of the body.
B) Correct. Metastasis is the process by which cancer cells break away from the primary tumor in the gastrointestinal tract and travel through the bloodstream or lymphatic system to form new tumors in other organs or tissues.
C) Incorrect. Metastasis is not a surgical procedure; it is the spread of cancer cells.
D) Incorrect. Metastasis is not a diagnostic test but rather a stage in the progression of cancer.