Colon Cancer Staging Variable for SEER Data (1975-2003): A complex user-defined variable was defined to show colorectal cancer rates by AJCC stage, 5th Edition. The variable was created for use with ...

Tumor deposits negatively impact colon cancer survival, but the AJCC tumor, lymph node, and metastasis (TNM) staging system only considers these deposits in the absence of positive lymph nodes.

Background: Current staging for colon cancer utilizing the American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM framework stratifies disease into groups according to how advanced the disease is and provides ...

Cancer staging determines extent of disease, facilitating prognostication and treatment decision making. The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM classification system is the most commonly ...

• 0223: Adjuvant chemotherapy is considered or administered within four months (120 days) of surgery to patients under the age of 80 with AJCC III (lymph node positive) colon cancer (Commission ...