Problem: Health services researchers and epidemiologists are interested in secular trends in cancer incidence and survival. Analysis of secular trends requires application of consistent staging ...

[4] The new AJCC staging system for esophageal cancer seeks to optimize and incorporate epidemiologic and treatment data in order to provide better outcomes. This staging system will most likely ...

An enhanced model that integrates non-AJCC clinical features provides clinicians with a more accurate tool for identifying high-risk patients with MCC.

According to the AJCC, there are two definitions of stage II oral cancer. In these cases, the cancerous tumors are either between 2 and 4 cm in diameter and between 5 and 10 millimeters (mm ...

New data showed that prior malignancy may influence survival outcomes in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, ...

Knowing the stage of cancer helps them develop an effective treatment plan. The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) developed the TNM staging system to determine how advanced cancer is.

Researchers explored the link between cancer stage at diagnosis and survival outcomes for non-Hispanic Black patients with gastrointestinal cancers.