ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe a tumor’s growth or spread. This is called the stage. To see other pages, use the menu.
Staging is a way of describing where a tumor is located, if or where it has spread, and whether it is affecting other parts of the body.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, a tumor. They also do tests to learn if there are cancerous cells and, if so, whether the tumor has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If a tumor spreads, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about changes and other things that can signal a problem that may need medical care. Use the menu to see other pages.
