Staging of Bladder Cancer
Different systems for staging of Bladder Cancer : 1. The AJCC TNM staging system for bladder cancer : A system desinged to stage cancer helps the doctor’s to determine the spread of the cancer and take care and cure steps for the patient accordingly. An example of such a system is the AJCC TNM system. AJCC stands for American Joint Committee on Cancer and TNM stands for Tumor, Nodes, Metastasized. The TNM staging system conveys three main pieces of information about the patient’s disease. The letter “T” is followed by numbers or letters that show how much has the cancer grown. In case of bladder cancer it directly signifies how much the tumor has grown, and answers basic questions like, has the tumor penetrated the bladder wall, or whether it has spread to the nearby tissues. The higher the T-numbers, the greater is the spread of the tumor. This “T” method can be differentiated as under : Stage Name ...