Colon cancer develops in the large intestine. When it is diagnosed, the doctor will give it a "stage," which signifies how big the cancer is and how far it has progressed. When classified as stage III, it means the cancer has spread beyond the...
Stage 4 breast cancer is the most fatal type of breast cancer; patients diagnosed with this type of cancer have a low rate of survival, although certain procedures and treatments can be attempted.
Breast cancer is staged according to its ability to invade surrounding tissues and by how far it has spread to other organs. Stage IV breast cancer is cancer that has already spread to other organs, usually the bones, lungs, brain or liver,...
Stage IV bladder cancer is generally treated from a palliative standpoint, making the maintenance of symptoms a priority rather than implementaing curative measures. According to the National Cancer Alliance, a stage IV diagnosis has a poor...
Breast cancer is a progressive and life-threatening disease characterized by a series of stages of tumor development. Early stages of breast cancer involve the growth of a tumor within the breast, with cancer cells that begin to invade the lymph...
Cervical cancer is cancer of the lower part of the uterus, called the cervix. Cancer staging provides a standardized system of describing the spread and extent of cancer. The staging of cervical cancer includes stages that range from 0 to IV, with...
The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2009, approximately 40,870 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. The last part of the long intestine before the anus is the rectum. Sometimes colon and rectal cancer are...
Renal cancer is cancer that starts in the kidneys. Once renal cancer is diagnosed, the staging process begins. Staging a cancer is a standardized way of describing the spread and extent of the cancer, usually after imaging studies and surgery, and...
Throat cancer refers to cancers that develop in the larynx and pharynx, areas of the throat cavity. The stages of throat cancer are classified according to how far the cancer has spread. Recovery is often dependent upon early detection, meaning...
The rectum is the last six inches of the large intestine, and when cancer forms in these tissues, it is rectal cancer. Although the colon is the first six feet of the large intestine, sometimes colon cancer and rectal cancer are grouped together...
The American Cancer Society describes the bile duct as a tube that extends from the liver to the small intestine, and helps transport bile to the small intestine to help break down fats in food. Cancer that starts in this tube is called bile duct...
In 2006, 213,000 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed, according to The Merck Manuals, an online medical library. This website also reports that breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Doctors use information from...
The colon is the latter portion of the large intestine, which is part of the digestive system. The National Cancer Institute reports that colon cancer is diagnosed in 106,100 people each year. When combined with rectal cancer (collectively called...
Stage zero is the least progressed stage of all cervical cancer stages. This stage, often referred to as carcinoma in situ, occurs when abnormal cells are present, or cancer cells present in the epithelium or lining of the cervix. At this point,...
Cancer developing in the colon, or upper part of the intestine, is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, explains MedlinePlus. The cancer is often grouped together with rectal cancer, and both disease processes are...
The colon and rectum are two adjacent parts of the large intestine, and cancer of these tissues is collectively called colorectal cancer. This type of cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
Cancer of bone occurs when cells transform into a new type of cell that grows uncontrollably in the bone and damages the surrounding healthy tissue. Primary bone cancer occurs when the original cancerous cells stems from a bone cell; secondary...
Your doctor may remove (biopsy) tissue samples from your abdomen or pelvis to determine the ovarian cancer stage. The staging could reveal the extent of the primary tumor (T) and whether it has spread to nearby lymph Nodes (N). In an advanced...
Your doctor might tell you that your breast cancer stage reveals the extent of the disease and he needs to know that to plan your treatment for breast cancer. Advanced breast cancer indicates that it is already spread. In stage IIIA breast...
The intestines are part of the body's digestive system, which absorbs nutrients from food that is ingested. The colon and rectum comprise the latter portion of the digestive tract. They are located in the lower abdomen and are connected to the...
The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2009, there will be approximately 11,270 new cases of cervical cancer diagnosed in the United States. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that connects it to the vagina, and during a pap test,...
Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare form of breast cancer, accounting for 1 to 3 percent of all cases, according to the American Cancer Society. In contrast with most other types of breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer causes the breast to...
The National Cancer Institute describes multiple myeloma as a cancer that originates in a type of blood cell called a plasma cell. Plasma cells circulate throughout the body and produce antibodies that help rid the body of infections. The severity...
Once breast cancer is diagnosed, it is staged. Staging is a standardized system of classifying the spread and extent of the cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, the stage of the cancer is the most important factor in the choice of...
Breast cancer, the second most common cause of cancer in women, affects around 12 percent of women by age 95 and accounted for around 41,000 deaths in 2006 in the United States, the Merck Manual reports. Staging breast cancers by location and...
The colon is the first six feet of the large intestine. Cancer arising in the colon is curable if caught in the early stages, says the National Institutes of Health. According to the National Cancer Institute, options available in the treatment of...
Just so you know you are not stuck in the vast wilderness called cancer, experts have so organized the steps as to improve breast cancer management. It is expected to improve outcomes of the disease by guiding the way you treat the disease in a...
Ovarian cancer is the result of tissues in the ovaries developing genetic mutations. In the case of cancer, these mutations cause the cells to divide more rapidly than normal and to be able to invade other tissues. Most of these mutations are...
The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2009, about 106,100 new cases of colon cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. Colon cancer and rectal cancer are often grouped together as colorectal cancer, but either type also could be...
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