[Abstract Only] Study: 81% of Metastatic Colorectal Cancers Seed Metastases While the Carcinoma is Clinically Undetectable

Quantitative evidence for early metastatic seeding in colorectal cancer – Nature Genetics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Most metastatic colorectal cancers have spread before diagnosis, Stanford researchers say – Stanford Medicine (free) AND Colon cancer may be metastatic long before initial detection – UPI (free) AND Some Colorectal Cancers Are “Born To Be Bad,” Have Already Spread Long Before Diagnosis – Forbes (free)