Just some cancer tidbits

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Well I did receive good news from the CT Scan.  No cancer is found!  I see my oncologist in a few weeks so he can re-evaluate the situation.  Hopefully I can get off the Megace.  Anywho, I found information about the staging/grading of cancer.  The site is Uterine Cancer: Stage and Grade Info

Here's mine in a nutshell: Stage 1A: Grade 1

Stage IA: The cancer is found only in the endometrium or less than one-half of the myometrium (T1a, N0, M0).
  • T1a/FIGO IA: The tumor is found only in the endometrium has spread to less than one-half of the myometrium
  • N0 (N plus zero): There is no spread to regional lymph nodes.
  • M0 (M plus zero): The cancer has not metastasized.
In general, the lower the tumor’s grade, the better the prognosis.
G1: The cells are well differentiated


I'm glad I found information about this.  I see the ladies in my uterine support group spouting out stages and grades and I was oblivious to what it really meant.  At least I found this site but hoping to never need it again!

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