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Disease
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& Evaluation |
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Staging
of Breast Cancer
| Stage |
Circumstances |
5-yr
survival |
| |
|
|
| Stage 0 |
Duct
cell or lobular in situ |
92%
|
| Stage
I |
Invasive
carcinoma, <2 cm.
No metastasis |
87%
|
| Stage
II |
Invasive
carcinoma, <5 cm
Involved but movable axillary
nodes.
No distant metastasis |
75%
|
| Stage
III |
Invasive
cancer >5cm, with nodal involvement.
Any cancer with ipsilateral
internal mammary node involvement.
Any cancer with chest wall
fixation, skin or pectoral involvement, inflammatory carcinoma.
No distant metastasis. |
46%
|
| Stage
IV |
Any
cancer with distant metastasis (including ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph
nodes). |
13%
|
Factors
influencing prognosis.
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