Why can’t you just cut off cancer cells?

Question

I know there’s a reason, but I don’t know what it is.

In: Biology

Answer 1

You can, and it is done way more than you think. The most recent story I heard was from a new coworker who had 18 inches of his lower colon removed due to extensive prostate cancer. He’s fine now. A lot of skin melanomas are just cut, frozen, or lasered off. Breast cancers are often cut out. The problem is they often return, or spread to other parts of your body, including your lymphatic system.