Hypopharyngeal Cancer - Stages and Survival Rates

Stages and Survival Rates

Staging cancer is a way of marking the cancer’s progression and is measured on a 0 to 4 (IV) scale. To determine each stage, smaller categories must be defined first: T. N. M. (tumor, lymph nodes, and metastasis). These were developed by the American Joint Committee on Cancer.

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