Gwen, Daddy's girl Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I'm new here and learning alot. I see "mets" mentioned but could not find it in the glossary. Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ztweb Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Mets is a term for metasticizing...or a tumor that moved somewhere else. It is common for a lung cancer tumor to move to the brain or bone first. For example, my dad is going to have whole brain radiation as a precaution because he has no mets yet. Someone here on the site described, and I asked the doc and he agreed, that tumors are smart...as soon as something tries to get them, like chemo or radiation, they like to run and hide. They think they are getting away when they go to the brain or bone. These are called mets. Of course, it can metasticize to other places too, but these are the most common from what I understand. Good luck to you. I was also told...of course, it is best if there are no mets, but if there are, it is not the end...it just means that the docs now have a different job to do!! God bless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen, Daddy's girl Posted June 12, 2006 Author Share Posted June 12, 2006 Thank you. Now I understand what others are talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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