Breast Cancer

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Staging

Breast cancer staging is used to determine the extent of the disease upon diagnosis. The stage of the disease is important to develop an appropriate treatment plan and determine the prognosis (expected outcome of the disease). Physical examination, imaging tests (e.g., mammogram, ultrasound), and pathology results following biopsy or other surgery are used to stage breast cancer


The tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) system classifies cancer by tumor size (T), the degree of region...Read the full article