Open AccessTNM staging update for lung cancer: Why is this important?
Author(s) -
John T Murchison
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v4.i4.126
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , lung cancer staging , disease , selection (genetic algorithm) , intensive care medicine , cancer , staging system , metastasis , stage (stratigraphy) , oncology , radiology , medical physics , general surgery , artificial intelligence , paleontology , mediastinoscopy , biology , computer science
Cancer staging characterises the extent of disease facilitating selection of the most appropriate management and therapy and providing prediction of prognosis. As understanding of lung cancer evolves the opportunities arises to adjust disease staging. The adoption of the 7th edition tumour, node, metastasis staging system should result in improved treatment selection and more accurate prognostic information for the individual patient.