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    Acrometastasis: Rare Cancer Spread to Fingers and Toes

    Acrometastasis: Rare Cancer Spread to Fingers and Toes

    Acrometastasis, a rare cancer spread to fingers/toes, often indicates late-stage disease with poor survival. It's linked to lung, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary cancers. Radiographs aid diagnosis.

    The spread of breast cancer may be inherited

    The spread of breast cancer may be inherited

    In a large study in Sweden, people who inherited two copies of the spread-associated variant have a 22 percent risk of developing metastasis within 15 years of their original diagnosis, the researchers found.