Key Methods for Diagnosing Metastatic Cancer

Doctors diagnose metastatic cancer using various methods including imaging tests (CT, MRI, PET, bone scans, ultrasound), biopsies, blood tests, and biomarker or genomic testing.

Sources

• Metastatic Cancer: Diagnosis & Treatment | NewYork-Presbyterian
• What Is Metastasis? (Stage IV, Metastatic or Secondary Cancer) - Cleveland Clini
• lbbc.org
• healthcare.utah.edu
• Metastatic Breast Cancer Diagnosis - Young Survival Coalition
• Detecting Tumor Metastases: The Road to Therapy Starts Here - PMC - NIH

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