On what basis is the stage of skin cancer determined?
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Riverside Cancer Care Center answered:If the biopsy shows that you have cancer, your doctor needs to know the extent (stage) of the disease. In very few cases, the doctor may check your lymph nodes to stage the cancer.
The stage is based on:
The size of the growth How deeply it has grown beneath the top layer of skin Whether it has spread to nearby lymph nodes or to other parts of the body.This answer is based on source information from the National Cancer Institute.
If the biopsy shows that you have cancer, your doctor needs to know the extent (stage) of the disease. In very few cases, the doctor may check your lymph nodes to stage the cancer. The stage is based on: The size of the growth How deeply it has... More
