National Cancer Institute - Staging: Questions and Answers

They continue to change as scientists learn more about cancer. Some staging systems cover many types of cancer; others focus on a particular type. The common elements considered in most staging ...

• www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/staging

AJCC Cancer Staging Manual and Handbook

• www.cancerstaging.net

Lung Cancer Staging

Describes the surgical staging involved with lung cancer, precedures, risks and complications.

• www.umm.edu/thoracic/lung_staging.html

American Joint Committee on Cancer

Its goal is to formulate and publish systems of classification of cancer, including staging and end results reporting, which will be acceptable to and used by the medical profession for selecting the ...

• www.cancerstaging.org/index.html

Cancer Staging and Lung Cancer Prognosis

Explains how lung cancer prognosis is related to cancer staging and tumor metastasis to lymph nodes and beyond. Explains the use of positron emission tomography.

• www.lungdiseasefocus.com/lung-cancer/cancer-prognosis.php

Prostate Cancer Staging

What is Prostate Cancer Staging? If prostate cancer has been found by any method, the next step is to find out whether it takes up more than one part of the prostate and whether it has spread outside ...

• psa-rising.com/med/info/staging.html

Imaginis - Staging and Survival Rates of Breast Cancer

The American Cancer Society's provides detailed information on breast cancer staging available at http://www3.cancer.org/cancerinfo/main_cont.asp?st=ds&ct=5 . O’Grady, Lois et al,

• www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/staging.asp

Colon Cancer - Staging - oncologychannel

Colon Cancer, Staging is a method of evaluating the progress of the cancer in a patient. That is, it looks at the tumor and the extent to which it has spread to other parts of the body.

• www.oncologychannel.com/coloncancer/staging.shtml