What Do Different Bladder Cancer Stages Mean? The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) created a method of staging cancer called the TNM system. It’s used to describe how far the disease ...

Fortunately, bladder cancer diagnosis often takes place early, using a cystoscopy. In 2023, around 45% of the incident cases of bladder cancer were diagnosed in the early stages by AJCC TNM staging.

This diagnostic procedure also serves as the first staging procedure. Staging also relies on cystoscopic assessment with transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) and imaging of the chest.

A new staging system that integrates tumor deposits with lymph node counts provides superior survival stratification and staging than the standard AJCC staging.

A dad who thought he had a UTI was diagnosed with stage four bladder cancer and given 24 months to live.

After a doctor diagnoses gallbladder cancer, they will categorize it into one of four stages. Learn more about how it works here.

In non muscle invasive bladder cancer, the cancer cells are only in the inner lining of the bladder.

Muscle invasive bladder cancer means the cancer has spread into or through the muscle layer of the bladder.

The AJCC’s TNM staging system divides stomach cancer into stages 0–4. Higher stages of stomach cancer are more difficult to treat. Learn more.

FIGO is a staging system to classify the spread of cervical cancer. Learn more about each stage and a person’s outlook.

Stage III anal cancer occurs when cancer spreads to nearby organs, lymph nodes, or both. Learn about stage 3 subcategories, treatment, and outlook.