Once detected (diagnosed) for cervical cancer, will become more tests to determine if cancer cells have spread to other parts of the body. This process is called staging. The doctor needs to know the stage of the disease to plan treatment. The following stages are used in the classification of cervical cancer:
- Stage 0 or carcinoma in situ: Carcinoma in situ is a cancer in its early stages. Abnormal cells are found only in the first layer of cells lining the cervix and do not invade deeper tissues of the cervix.
- Stage I: Cancer involves the cervix but has not spread to the surrounding
* Stage IA: a very small amount of cancer that is only visible through a microscope is found in the deeper tissue of the cervix.
* Stage IB: a larger amount of cancer found in the tissue of the cervix.
- Stage II: Cancer has spread to nearby regions, but is still in the pelvic region
* Stage IIA: Cancer has spread beyond the cervix to the upper two thirds of the vagina.
* Stage IIB: Cancer has spread to tissue surrounding the cervix.
- Stage III: Cancer has spread to the entire pelvic region. Cancer cells may have spread to the bottom of the vagina. The cells also may have spread to block the tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder (ureters).
- Stage IV: Cancer has spread to other body parts
* Stage IVA: Cancer has spread to the bladder or rectum (organs close to the cervix)
* Stage IVB: Cancer has spread to distant organs like the lungs.
- Recurrent: Recurrent disease means the cancer has come back (recurred) after it has been treated. You can return the cervix or elsewhere.
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