Cancer is locally invasive.
What are the stages of cancer?
Stages of cancer are defined as follows:
- stage 1 refers to cancer that is restricted to the organ of origin
- stage 2 refers to cancer that is locally invasive
- stage 3 refers to cancer that has spread to nearby structures, such as lymph nodes
- stage 4 refers to cancer that has spread to distant sites, such as liver cancer that has spread to the lung or prostate cancer that has spread to bone.
I understand the question you are looking for is this:
It has been determined that a patient's tumor is in stage 2. How does the healthcare professional describe this finding to the patient?
a. Cancer is confined to the organ of origin.
b. Cancer has spread to regional structures.
c. Cancer is locally invasive.
d. Cancer has spread to distant sites.
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