Hello Sunil, When solid tumors are diagnosed, they are assigned as a grade and a stage. The grade of a tumor is the cancer grade which is an indication of how quickly it is likely to spread and grow and the stage of a solid tumor refers to its size or extent and whether or not it has spread to other organs and tissues.
- Cancer stages 1-4 and 0, are as follows:
- Stage 0: It means the cancer is small and only in one area.
- Stage 1: Means that the cancer has spread to other tissues but didn't develop into a lymph yet.
- Stage 2: It means the cancer is larger and has grown into nearby tissues or lymph nodes.
- Stage 3: Advance and more aggressive spread to other body parts.
- Stage 4: The cancer has spread to other parts of our body. It's also called advanced or metastatic cancer.
- The various grades of cancer are as follows:
- Grade 1: The cancer cells resemble normal cells and is not growing rapidly.
- Grade 2: Cancer cells that don't look like normal cells and are growing faster than normal cells.
- Grade 3: Cancer cells that look abnormal and may grow or spread more aggressively.
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