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Iowa State wore pink shoes, and uniforms, to raise awareness for breast cancer, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas State, Saturday Feb. 6, 2010 in Ames, Iowa.
Iowa State wore pink shoes, and uniforms, to raise awareness for breast cancer, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas State, Saturday Feb. 6, 2010 in Ames, Iowa.
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The most deadly aspect of cancer is its ability to spread, or metastasize. Cancer cells initially group together to form a primary tumor. Once the tumor is formed, cells may begin to break off from this tumor and travel to other parts of the body. This process is metastasis. These cancer cells that travel through the body are capable of establishing new tumors in locations remote from the site of the original disease. Metastasis is a very complicated process that still has yet to be completely understood. Click here for more.

When breast cancer spreads beyond the breast, it is said to be “metastatic”, meaning that it has traveled from the breast to another part of the body. Cancer cells can travel through either the lymphatic system or the blood vessels. Click here for more.

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