Simplification of cervical cancer staging

Cervical cancer is obtained by "staging" when diagnosed in a patient, which helps to determine the extent of cancer metastasis [diffusion]. It also helps determine which, if any, other organs are affected by the disease. Since cervical cancer usually involves surgery and radiation therapy to heal it, the exact staging is a necessary condition for the future health of the patients involved.

Although cancer staging is not an exact science, it is actually a very good attempt to determine what to do next to help treat patients. Other factors must also be considered along with the staging. For example, age, general health status, past medical history, etc. are all important factors that may be associated with determining any positive withdrawal from a patient.

The following stages are used to help classify cervical cancer from

 [cervical cancer] from

:

1. from

Stage 0 - from

 Abnormal cells were found to be located in the outer layer [first layer] of the cells aligning the uterus.

2. from

Stage I - from

 Although still confined to the uterus, it now involves the cervix [stage I is further defined as six groups depending on the size of the tumor [IA, IA1, IA1, IB, IB1 and IB2]].

3. from

second stage - from

 The cancer has spread to the area [near] area, although it is still contained in the pelvic area [the second stage has been further divided into two groups depending on whether the cancer has spread to the vagina [IIA] and [IIB]. Further into the pelvic area].

4. from

Tabs - from

 It is indicated that cancer has now metastasized throughout the pelvic region [phase III is further divided into two groups, depending on whether the cancer metastasizes to the lower third of the vagina [IIIA], or more extensively to the pelvic sidewall [IIIB]].

5. from

Fourth stage - from

 It shows that the cancer has now been transferred to other vital organs in the body [stage IV is further divided into two groups according to the affected organs [IVA and IVB]]:

note: from

 The higher the number of stages, the more cancer progresses throughout the body and the need for more aggressive treatments to help heal the patient [the cure rate decreases as the number of stages increases]. Treatment can include the following: surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and biological therapy.

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