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…cancer has been diagnosed, its stage is then determined. The stage is an indicator of how far the cancer has progressed. Stage 0 cervical cancer is also called carcinoma in situ and is confined to the epithelial cells that line the cervix. Stage I cancers have spread into the connective…

…cancer has been diagnosed, its stage is then determined to indicate how far the cancer has progressed. Stage 0 colorectal cancer is also called carcinoma in situ and is confined to the lining of the colon or rectum. Stage I cancers have spread into the connective tissue beneath the lining…

…cancer has been diagnosed, its stage is determined to indicate how far the cancer has progressed. Stage 0 esophageal cancer is also called carcinoma in situ and is confined to the inner layer of epithelial cells lining the esophagus. Stage I cancers have spread into the connective tissue layer below…

…assigned a grade and a stage. The grade and stage are major factors governing the choice of therapy. In many cases grading and staging schemes can help to predict the behavior of a tumor and thus aid in determining a patient’s prognosis and the most-appropriate approach to treatment.