What do the different stages of cancer (I-IV) mean?

Friday, February 24th, 2017

Stage 0 – early cancer that is present only in the layer of cells in which it began;

Stage I-III – Higher numbers indicate more extensive disease: greater tumor size, and/or spread of the cancer to nearby lymph nodes and/or organs adjacent to the primary tumor;

Stage IV – The cancer has spread to another organ.

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