The stage of the Cancer is depend on the area of the tumor while the cancer is invasive or non-invasive, lymph nodes are included or not or the cancer has spread beyond the breast.The motive of the staging system is to help in arrangement of the the different factors of cancer in to different categories.
The following stages are used for breast cancer;
Stage IIA (Indicates invasive breast cancer) No tumor is arrived in the breast, but cancer is arrived in the axillary lymph nodes (lymph nodes under the arm) and the tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller and has spread to the axillary lymph nodes and the tumor is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 5 centimeters and has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes.
Stage IIB (Indicates invasive breast cancer)The tumor is larger than 2 but no larger than 5 centimeters and has spread to the axillary lymph nodes.
Stage IIIA(Indicates invasive breast cancer) No tumor is arrived in the breast. Cancer is found in axillary lymph nodes that are fixed to each other or to other structures or cancer may be found in lymph nodes near the breastbone and the tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller. Cancer has developed to axillary lymph nodes that are attached to each other or to other structures or cancer may have spread to lymph nodes near the breastbone.
Stage IIIB(Indicates invasive breast cancer)The size of tumour is not fix and may be of any size and has expand to the chest wall and/or skin of the breast and may have expand to axillary lymph nodes that are clumped together or sticking to other structures or cancer may have spread to lymph nodes near the breastbone.
Stage IIIC (Indicates invasive breast cancer)in stage IIIC, there may be no symptom of cancer in the breast or the tumor may be any size and may have spread to the chest wall and the skin of the breast .The cancer has spread to lymph nodes above or below the collarbone and the cancer may have spread to axillary lymph nodes or to lymph nodes near the breastbone
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The following stages are used for breast cancer;
Stage 0
Stage 0 is used to explain non-invasive breast cancers, such as DCIS and LCIS. In stage 0, there is no affirmation of cancer cells or non-cancerous abnormal cells breaking out of the part of the breast in which they started, or of getting through to or invading neighboring normal tissue.Stage I
Stage I indicates invasive breast cancer (cancer cells are breaking through to or invading neighboring normal tissue) in which the tumor becomes up to 2 centimeters and no lymph nodes are involved. No tumor is found in the breast but small clusters of cancer cells (larger than 0.2 millimeter but not larger than 2 millimeters) are arrived in the lymph nodes and the tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller and small clusters of cancer cells (larger than 0.2 millimeter but not larger than 2 millimeters) are arrived in the lymph nodes.Stage II
Stage II is divided into two grades known as IIA and IIB.Stage IIA (Indicates invasive breast cancer) No tumor is arrived in the breast, but cancer is arrived in the axillary lymph nodes (lymph nodes under the arm) and the tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller and has spread to the axillary lymph nodes and the tumor is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 5 centimeters and has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes.
Stage IIB (Indicates invasive breast cancer)The tumor is larger than 2 but no larger than 5 centimeters and has spread to the axillary lymph nodes.
Stage III
Stage III is divided into three grades known as IIIA, IIIB, and IIICStage IIIA(Indicates invasive breast cancer) No tumor is arrived in the breast. Cancer is found in axillary lymph nodes that are fixed to each other or to other structures or cancer may be found in lymph nodes near the breastbone and the tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller. Cancer has developed to axillary lymph nodes that are attached to each other or to other structures or cancer may have spread to lymph nodes near the breastbone.
Stage IIIB(Indicates invasive breast cancer)The size of tumour is not fix and may be of any size and has expand to the chest wall and/or skin of the breast and may have expand to axillary lymph nodes that are clumped together or sticking to other structures or cancer may have spread to lymph nodes near the breastbone.
Stage IIIC (Indicates invasive breast cancer)in stage IIIC, there may be no symptom of cancer in the breast or the tumor may be any size and may have spread to the chest wall and the skin of the breast .The cancer has spread to lymph nodes above or below the collarbone and the cancer may have spread to axillary lymph nodes or to lymph nodes near the breastbone
Stage IV(Indicates invasive breast cancer)
In this stage the cancer has reached to other organs of the body usually the lungs, liver, bone, or brain.At this stage victim survives from bone pain,Shortness of breath ,Lack of appetite,Weight loss and neurological pain or weakness, headaches.Approximately 25% of breast cancers spread first to the bone. The bones of the spine, ribs, pelvis, skull, and long bones of the arms and legs are most often affected. Between 60% and 70% of women who die from breast cancer have eventually had it spread to their lungs. In 21% of cases, the lung is the only site of metastatis (spread). The liver is the third most common site for breast cancer to spread to after bone and lung. Two-thirds of women with metastatic breast cancer eventually have it spread to the liver.Related Stories:
