About the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual
(from publisher)
As of 8/2002
ABOUT THE AJCC CANCER STAGING MANUAL:
The AJCC Cancer Staging Manual provides a classification
scheme for cancer of 47 anatomic sites that describes the primary tumor,
regional lymph nodes, and metastasis. The staging scheme is useful to
physicians and health care practitioners to determine the extent of disease.
The stage is then used to guide the management of cancer patient care.
FOR CANCER CASES DIAGNOSED BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2003.
AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Sixth Edition
The fully revised and updated Sixth Edition includes all currently available
information on the staging of cancer at various anatomic sites and incorporates
newly acquired knowledge on the etiology and pathology of cancer. The
essential reference for pathologists, oncologists, surgeons, cancer registrars
and medical professionals, improvements to this new edition include:
The AJCC Cancer Staging Manual and Handbook, prepared by the American
Joint Committee on Cancer, are used by physicians and health care professionals
throughout the world to facilitate the uniform description of neoplastic
diseases. Proper classification and staging allow the physician to determine
treatment more appropriately, evaluate results of management more reliably,
and compare worldwide statistics reported from various institutions on
a local, regional, and national basis more confidently. The fully revised
and updated Sixth Editions bring together all currently available information
on staging of cancer at various anatomic sites and incorporates newly
acquired knowledge on the etiology and pathology of cancer. As more is
learned, cancer staging must adapt to accommodate new information and
this revised edition provides an evidence-based staging system based upon
the established tenets of TNM classification. All of the TNM staging information
included in the Sixth Edition is uniform between the AJCC and the UICC
(International Union Against Cancer).
Organized by disease site into 48 comprehensive chapters, the Sixth Edition
features much-anticipated, major revisions to the chapters on melanoma
and breast cancer. Numerous new line drawings illustrate key anatomic
sites throughout the text. Additional user-friendly enhancements include:
* a concise summary of changes in the TNM classification since the previous edition at the start of every chapter
* color-coordinated page tabs for easy access between chapters
* a comprehensive index
The Sixth Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual and Handbook remains the essential reference for oncologists, pathologists, surgeons, cancer registrars, and medical professionals worldwide to assure that all those taking care of cancer patients will be trained in the language of cancer staging.
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