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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. Read the rest of this entry »