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Bone Cancer Prognosis and Staging

The prognosis for patients who have primary bone cancer varies, depending on the type and stage of the cancer. The American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) system is used to stage bone cancer.
Using the AJCC Staging System, T stands for the size of the tumor, N stands for lymph node involvement, M stands for spread (metastasis) to distant organs, and G stands for the tumor grade. The grade of the tumor (i.e., how abnormal the cells appear under microscopic...Read the full article