Staging
Once a person is determined to have a malignant tumor or the diagnosis of breast cancer, the healthcare team will determine staging to communicate how far the disease has progressed. Knowing the stage helps decide the grade
TNM System Of Staging
The most widely used method of staging breast cancer is the TNM system
TNM stands for:
- T = Tumor size
- N = Lymph node status (the number and location of lymph nodes with cancer)
- M = Metastases (whether or not the cancer has spread to other areas of the body)