Staging and grading the cancer will allow the doctors to determine its size, whether it has spread and the best treatment options. Different types of staging systems are used for different types of cancer. Below is an example of one common method of staging: stage 0 – indicates that the cancer is where it started (in situ) and hasn’t spread
As a patient, the stage and grade of your breast cancer tumor will guide your treatment and have an impact on prognosis. Learn what staging and grade mean, as well as how they are calculated. What is Staging? The pathologic stage of breast cancer is a measure of how advanced a patient’s tumor is.
Different types of staging systems are used for different types of cancer. Below is an example of one common method of staging: stage 0 – indicates that the cancer is where it started (in situ) and hasn’t spread stage I – the cancer is small and hasn’t spread anywhere else stage II – the cancer has grown, but hasn’t spread
