Metastatic cancers: no longer talk about the organ concerned but about the nature of the cancer. Today, all oncology is based on the organ that was initially affected, even if the tumor has spread throughout the body.
In an article published in the journal Nature, doctors from around the world, explain why it is imperative to move towards a reclassification of cancers. Thanks to this change in treatment, many metastatic cancers could be treated in the long term like chronic diseases and would thus increase the life expectancy of patients.