35^th Experts Meet On Cancer Research & Therapy

Cancers Stages

Stage of cancer can be described by the extent of growth of cancer and based on size of cancer. Stage of cancer can be found be found by performing the tests. By these tests we can know even the extent of spread of cancer and how far it has spread to other adjacent organs. Staging of cancer should be clearly understood by the doctor so that the type of treatment to be given could be easily known. If the cancer is present at only one place then treatment like surgery or radiotherapy is sufficient to get rid of cancer completely. If there is spread of cancer to adjacent organs, then the treatment to be given in such a way that it circulates the whole body. There will not be correct identification of cancer sometimes then doctors check the lymph nodes present near to the cancer for the presence of cancer cells, it is the sign that indicates that the cancer has begun to develop I body.
T determines the size of cancer and how far cancer has spread to the adjacent tissues, in this there are 4 stages based on their increasing order.
N determines the spread of cancer to lymph nodes, in this there are 3 stages starting with 0 to 3 in which 0stage is the absence of cancer cells in lymph nodes and 3 stage is presence of cancer cells in the lymph nodes.
M stage is to determine the spread of cancer to other parts of the body it can either be 0 or 1.