Hello,
I have a question about when cancer metastasizes. We found out that some little lumps on my husband�s chest (just below the traech) came back positive for squamous cells. I know when a person dies of cancer it�s from the cancer they started with, �oral cancer� in my husbands case. But, I am confused when I�m explaining the spread to his skin (or the lymph nodes under the skin) to our friends and family. Does this mean it�s now showing itself as skin cancer? Is it lung cancer if these cells show up in his lungs? What is the correct way to explain this?
We are still having a PETSCAN on February 3rd just to see where else it has spread. I�m grateful for this. It sounds weird but I want to know possibly what to expect.
Thanks.
Tamara (Kyle's wife)