“Please help re: metastatic disease?”
I'm convinced her cause of cancer is from HPV, due to being extremely healthy with no comorbidities, proof that it’s not familial, as well as her behavior of estranging us (out of embarrassment.) I ordered a copy of her death certificate which states the Cause of Death Line A is Metastatic Rectal Cancer. Indeed, it was since it spread to the lymph nodes. However, the Cause of Death Line B lists Metastatic Disease. If Line B signifies a precursor to Line A, then isn't it correct that the metastatic disease would be HPV that was metastatic in the sense that a disease transferred from one body to another? I looked up the definition of metastatic and it mostly refers to inside the body, but it sounds as though this definition can also be applied to outside the body.
I'd like to know if my assumption on her cause of death is correct as I can't seem to find any coroners or help on this. Also, do coroners typically not list HPV as an underlying reason due to hiding embarrassment for the deceased? Or, could she have requested to her doctor that they not report HPV so that no one knows? I'm not looking to hold anyone accountable. I’d just like to finally have this "unknown" answered to be able to put this to rest and move on with life.
Female | 47 years old
Conditions: Metastatic disease
3 Answers
ColonandRectalSurgeonColonandRectalSurgeonMetastasis refers to the cancer being spread, not to the virus.