Cancer Stages

The abcs and 123s of cancer stages What is the Cancer staging?  Cancer staging is a way used to determine the appearance and  the size of the cancer ,and how far it has spread from where it originated.  The stage of a cancer provides information about the size of the tumor, which parts of the organ have the cancer, and whether it has metastasized or spread in the body. Why is Cancer Staging important? Cancer staging helps the therapists to determine the best treatment for the cancer that the patient has. Theses treatments are divided into two categories: Doctors may recommend a local treatment, such as surgery or radiotherapy if your cancer is just in one place. This could be enough to get rid of the cancer completely. A local treatment treats only an area of the body.  But you might need treatment that circulates throughout the whole body if your cancer has spread. These are called systemic treatments and include: Chemotherapy. Hormone Therapy. Targeted cancer drugs. Cancer staging al