2022年4月29日 · What is Stage 3 cancer? Stage 3 cancer is considered advanced. In this stage, the tumor may have grown to a specific size, the cancer may consist of multiple tumors, and/or the cancer may have spread to adjacent lymph nodes, organs or tissue.

2023年8月20日 · Doctors diagnose stage 3 cancer when the tumor is larger or has spread to surrounding tissues or lymph nodes. Learn how staging affects the prognosis.

2024年8月5日 · Stage III (3) cancer: The tumor has grown deeper into surrounding tissues and has potentially spread to nearby lymph nodes. Stage IV (4) cancer: Cancer has spread (metastasized) outside of the original site to other organs or distant areas of your body.

2022年9月25日 · Stage 3, or advanced-stage or locally advanced cancer: The cancer has grown more deeply into neighboring tissue and spread to lymph nodes but hasn’t spread to distant sites in the body.

Stage refers to the extent of your cancer, such as how large the tumor is and if it has spread. Knowing the stage of your cancer helps your doctor. A cancer is always referred to by the stage it was given at diagnosis, even if it gets worse or spreads. New information about how a cancer has changed over time is added to the original stage.

This depends on the particular type of cancer. Stage 3 usually means the cancer is larger. It may have started to spread into surrounding tissues and there are cancer cells in the lymph nodes nearby. Stage 4 means the cancer has spread from where it started to another body organ. For example to the liver or lung.

Typically, a cancer is staged when it is first diagnosed, before any treatment is given. But in some cases, it is staged again after treatment has started.

Grade 3: Cancer cells and tissue look very abnormal. These cancers are considered poorly differentiated, since they no longer have an architectural structure or pattern. Grade 3 tumors are considered high grade. Grade 4: These undifferentiated cancers have …

2023年9月22日 · Stage I means the cancer is small and only in one area. This is also called early-stage cancer. Stage II and III mean the cancer is larger and has grown into nearby tissues or lymph...

2020年10月26日 · Stage 3: Cancer is larger and may have spread regionally or into the lymph system. Stage 4: Cancer has spread to distant tissues or organs. This is advanced cancer.