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madam-professor

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List and describe the numerical system used to classify the stages of cancer according to the extent of the spreading process.
 
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What is the medical term for a disease that is induced by medical treatment?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Stage 0: Cancer in situ.
Stage I: Cancer is limited to the tissue of origin and has not spread.
Stage II: Cancer is limited to local spread of cancerous cells, sometimes to lymph nodes.
Stage III: There is extensive local and regional spread of cancer, usually to draining lymph nodes.
Stage IV: Distant metastasis has spread beyond the regional lymph nodes to distant parts of the body.

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Wow, this really help

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