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Doz
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Other Cancer so Please go get checked
Breast cancer
: In
breast cancer classification
, staging is usually based upon
TNM
,
[2]
but staging in I–IV may be used as well
Cervical and ovarian cancers
: the "
FIGO
" system has been adopted into the
TNM
system. For premalignant dysplastic changes, the CIN (
cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
) grading system is used.
[3]
Colon cancer
: originally consisted of four stages: A, B, C, and D (the
Dukes staging system
). More recently, colon cancer staging is indicated either by the original A-D stages or by
TNM
.
[4]
Kidney cancer
: uses
TNM
[5]
Cancer of the larynx
: Uses
TNM
[6]
Liver cancer
: uses Stages I–IV
[7]
Lung cancer
: uses
TNM
[8]
Melanoma
:
TNM
used. Also of importance are the "Clark level" and "Breslow depth" which refer to the microscopic depth of tumor invasion ("Microstaging").
[9]
Prostate cancer
: outside of US,
TNM
almost universally used. Inside US, Jewett-Whitmore sometimes used.
[10]
Testicular cancer
: uses
TNM
along with a measure of
blood serum
markers.
[11]
Non melanoma skin cancer
: uses
TNM
[12]
Bladder cancer
: uses
TNM
[13]
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