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nitewind · 10-17-2007, 08:24 AM

Maybe someone here can help me because I'm a little confused (nothing unusual for me). I was reading about staging in cancer and the article said that if your tumor is 2cm or under and you have no nodes involved that you are considered a stage 1. My tumor was 2cm, clear margins, no nodes involved and yet on my chart at the oncs office it says that I am stage 2. Like I said, I'm a little confused. I'm almost afraid to ask my onc when I see him on Friday because he says I always have something new going on and want answers. Maybe someone can shed some light on this, please?
Thanks and hugs

10-17-2007, 08:24 AM	#1
nitewind Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Ohio just a little south of Youngstown. Posts: 473	I have a question about Staging Maybe someone here can help me because I'm a little confused (nothing unusual for me). I was reading about staging in cancer and the article said that if your tumor is 2cm or under and you have no nodes involved that you are considered a stage 1. My tumor was 2cm, clear margins, no nodes involved and yet on my chart at the oncs office it says that I am stage 2. Like I said, I'm a little confused. I'm almost afraid to ask my onc when I see him on Friday because he says I always have something new going on and want answers. Maybe someone can shed some light on this, please? Thanks and hugs __________________ Susan Age: 61 dx: 5/25/06 2 cm/ 0 nodes Lumpectomy rt breast on 7/26/06 ER/PR- / Her2+++ A/C x 4 finished taxotere 2/07 finished 33 rads Herceptin finished 12/07/07 Yippee!