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Stages of Cancer: What They Mean How Staging Works Cancer Staging Healthcare providers use stages of cancer to diagnose disease, make treatment plans and collaborate with other cancer specialists They base cancer staging on different factors, like tumor size, location and whether cancer cells have spread to other areas of your body Your provider can help you understand cancer staging and what it means for you
[Table], Table 5. Definitions of TNM Stages IVA, IVB, and . . . Table 5 Definitions of TNM Stages IVA, IVB, and IVCa T = primary tumor; N = regional lymph nodes; M = distant metastasis a Reprinted with permission from AJCC: Colon and rectum In: Amin MB, Edge SB, Greene FL, et al , eds : AJCC Cancer Staging Manual 8th ed New York, NY: Springer, 2017, pp 251–74
What Stage IV Ovarian Cancer Means - WebMD Stage IV ovarian cancer means it has spread to other parts of your body Learn more about treatment options and what survival rates mean for you
Cancer Staging - NCI Staging is the process of determining how much cancer is within the body (tumor size) and if it has spread Learn about the TNM Staging system and other ways that stage is described
Ovarian Cancer Stages - MD Anderson Cancer Center Stage IV ovarian cancer In stage IV, cancer has spread beyond the abdomen to other parts of the body Stage IV is divided into stage IVA and stage IVB Stage IVA: Cancer cells are found in extra fluid that builds up around the lungs Stage IVB: Cancer has spread to organs and tissues outside the abdomen, including lymph nodes in the groin
Ovarian Cancer Stages | Staging for Ovarian Cancer Higher numbers mean the cancer is more advanced Once a person’s T, N, and M categories have been determined, this information is combined in a process called stage grouping to assign an overall stage Clinical vs pathologic stage for ovarian cancer The stage groupings described below use the pathologic stage (also called the surgical stage)
Staging - Ovarian Cancer | Johns Hopkins Pathology Staging Home > Staging As a patient, the stage of your ovarian cancer tumor will guide your treatment and have an impact on prognosis What is Stage? Cancer stage is an assessment of how far the tumor has spread When is Stage Determined? Definitive diagnosis of ovarian tumors requires surgery to obtain the ovarian tissue for the pathologist
Cancer Stages and Grades | Stages 1 - 4 | Grades 1 - 4 . . . Cancer stages and grades explained – what they mean and why they matter Cancer terminology can sometimes be complex, and confusing In this explainer we talk about cancer staging and grading We look at what that means, how it is done, and why knowing the stage and the grade of a cancer can help doctors, and patients