| Once a patient is diagnosed with prostate
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| | prostate gland may be in order, though it
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| cancer, it is then important that
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| | will not show the extent of the cancer
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| information regarding the extent of the
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| | spread. The pathologic stage is
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| spread is determined, and how much it has
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| | determined after surgery and will enable
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| affected the gland. Determining this is
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| | one to know the severity of the cancer -
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| what is called prostate cancer staging.
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| | also, one will be able to have a better
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| Prostate cancer staging involves
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| | impression on how it might fair for him
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| categorizing the disease in specific
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| | in the future.
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| classification in order to derive the
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| | Prostate cancer staging systems,
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| appropriate approach for your treatment.
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| | whichever is used, provide a general
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| Prostate cancer staging conventionally
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| | guideline on what to expect at each
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| was done by classifying the stages as
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| | particular level. It describes the
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| Stages A, B, C and D. Stages A and B may
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| | condition of the prostate and the cancer
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| be curable, and in both cases, the cancer
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| | cells in it, the treatment that may work
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| is localized within the gland. In this
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| | for your particular stage, and the
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| type of prostate cancer staging, stage C
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| | prognosis for your case.
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| has the cancer spreading beyond the
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| | With the valuable information it
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| prostate but has not reached the lymph
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| | provides, prostate cancer staging systems
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| nodes. Some in this stage have some hope
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| | will be a useful tool for both patients
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| of being cured. In stage D, the cancer
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| | and doctors alike. Patients will be able
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| has already reached the lymph nodes,
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| | to understand their current situation and
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| bones and some other areas. Though the
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| | the specific status of their prostate.
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| prostate cancer in this stage may no
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| | Doctors will be able to rely on them to
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| longer be curable, it can be treated for
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| | come up with the suitable approach for
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| purposes of slowing its effect down.
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| | the patients they are treating.
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| New prostate cancer staging systems now
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| | Without prostate cancer staging systems,
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| use the TNM notation. T means tumor, N
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| | there would not be any means of putting
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| means Nodes (lymph nodes), and M means
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| | meaning of the level and severity of the
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| metastasized to other body organs.
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| | cancer experienced by the patient - no
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| For this prostate cancer staging system,
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| | reference for appropriate approach in
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| the T classification has two types: a.)
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| | treating prostate cancer. A prostate
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| clinical stage, and b.) pathologic stage.
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| | cancer staging system has continued to be
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| The clinical stage is important in
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| | an efficient tool and basis for one's
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| determining whether removal of the
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| | treatment & prognosis.
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