EHR523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Primary Tumor, Metastasis, Hematology
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Week 2 cancer biology, clinical manifestations and. They may develop into cancer in the future. Cancer is contained within the organ it started in. Typically, the cancer hasn"t started to spread to surrounding tissue, however, the tumour has grown. Sometimes it has spread to lymph nodes (tumour dependent) Tumour has spread into surrounding tissues and there are cells in the lymph nodes. The cancer has spread to another body part (aka secondary or metastatic cancer) Tx - primary tumor can"t be evaluated. T0 - no evidence of primary tumor. Nx regional lymph nodes can"t be evaluated. N0 no regional lymph node involvement. N1-n3 extent of spread to regional lymph nodes: metastasis. Mx distant metastasis can"t be evaluated. Metastasis have the same name as their primary sites: most common metastasis sites: What stage is exercise most effective in: all stages. Psychological can give patient some control over treatment.
