The stages associated with many cancers are designed to measure how far the disease has progressed. Here’s a look at how the TNM staging system works and some considerations when treating patients with the same stage number associated with different cancers. A stage is a description, not a prediction It tells your care team how …
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Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men worldwide and one of the most treatable—when it’s caught early. Across much of Sub-Saharan Africa, though, diagnosis often comes at an advanced stage, not because the disease behaves differently, but because prostate cancer screening age 40 conversations start too late, if they start at …
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Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women globally—and this burden is felt acutely by women in Kazakhstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, and Ghana. According to GLOBOCAN 2022, breast cancer is the leading cancer in women across these countries, accounting for approximately 22–28% of all new female cancer diagnoses. Yet the experience of breast cancer …