A nurse is providing an in-service about cancer.Which of the following statements is true regarding metastasis?

Metastasis is when cancerous cells spread into or invade nearby tissues and can travel to distant places in the body to form new tumors.

Metastasis is when normal cells spread into or invade nearby tissues and can travel to distant places in the body but do not form tumors.

Metastasis is when normal cells spread into or invade nearby tissues but do not travel to distant places in the body.

Metastasis is when cancerous cells spread into or invade nearby tissues and can treat malignant tumors.