One in 20 Brits diagnosed with stage four lung cancer will still be alive five years later. But this rises from 5 to 65 per cent when spotted at the earliest phase.

A tumor’s size and location can help doctors determine the cancer stage and most effective treatment, along with other factors. As part of a breast cancer diagnosis, doctors order testing to ...

Cancer staging is the process of determining how much cancer is within the body (tumor size) and if it has spread. For breast cancer, this might take the form of clinical (pre-surgical) staging or ...

The stage of your cancer when it‘s diagnosed indicates how advanced it is, how aggressive, and what treatments will work best. Menu. Newsletters Search. Health Conditions. Wellness & Self-Care.

Stage 1 is part of the number staging system. It uses the TNM system to divide cancers into stages. There are 4 stages of lung cancer, numbered from 1 to 4. Stage 1 can be divided into 1A and 1B.

Uterine cancer stages: 1. In uterus; 2. Spread to cervix; 3. Reached nearby tissues or nodes; 4. Spread to bladder, bowel, or distant organs.

Breast cancer stages describe how advanced the cancer is. They can range from stage 0 (noninvasive) to the most advanced, stage 4 (metastatic).

Experts told The Post that while colorectal cancer is highly treatable when caught early, it’s often diagnosed at later stages because many patients don’t recognize the symptoms.

What exactly is the “Price Tag” singer in for? A specialist spoke to The Post about what patient can expect when they’re diagnosed with stage 0 or stage 1 breast cancer.

Here's what stage 0 cancer is, what sets it apart from other stages of cancer, and why regular cancer screenings are probably the only way you’re going to catch it. A colored scanning electron ...