Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

Stage 2 prostate adenocarcinoma is localized, with a nearly 100% five-year relative survival rate. Diagnosis uses the TNM system, PSA levels, and Gleason score to determine cancer stage and risk.

Cancer is still the most common cause of death for men in the US ages 60 to 79 and women ages 40 to 79. For all adults ...

Stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma is an early stage of this cancer. Healthcare professionals describe Hodgkin’s lymphoma as stage 2 when a person has cancer in two or more lymph node groups, either below or ...

Prostate cancer has four stages, which describe how advanced the cancer is and how far it has spread throughout your body. Knowing the stage of your cancer can help you and your healthcare team ...

Staging means finding out how far prostate cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group prostate cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...