Can anyone tell me what staging represents, Eg. stage 1, 1A, etc. Please explain

nempark
nempark Member Posts: 681
edited March 2014 in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1
What does the stages represent? Does stage 1A means that the cancer has not spread? Please explain. June

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  • aprillorey
    aprillorey Member Posts: 104
    #2
    Hi June I am Stage 1A but
    Hi June I am Stage 1A but Grade 2. Stage 1A Means that the cancer has not spread any place that it stayed in the urtaus there is 4 grades im grade 2 and that means the cancer is stronger so i need radition how ever im in remison,

    Stage 2 and 3 means the cancer yes has spreed and stage 4 ( is what my husbands aunt had ) who past away it spreed in to her spine, and brest and all over and then hit her brain thats what killed her as chemo no longer worked for her.

    so why stage 1A does mean the cancer has not spreed and your in remison of cancer once the doctor has removed all things you may have to still have some treatment and u may not it depends on your grade

    how ever with all cancer you still have a small chance that it can come back there is always that fear of course and alot of woman report when it came back it came in to the breast :(

    im not good with big medical words so i hope this helped you some what but u can always google and do research as i have and i also go by what the doctors told me
  • aprillorey
    aprillorey Member Posts: 104
    #3
    aprillorey said:

    Hi June I am Stage 1A but
    Hi June I am Stage 1A but Grade 2. Stage 1A Means that the cancer has not spread any place that it stayed in the urtaus there is 4 grades im grade 2 and that means the cancer is stronger so i need radition how ever im in remison,

    Stage 2 and 3 means the cancer yes has spreed and stage 4 ( is what my husbands aunt had ) who past away it spreed in to her spine, and brest and all over and then hit her brain thats what killed her as chemo no longer worked for her.

    so why stage 1A does mean the cancer has not spreed and your in remison of cancer once the doctor has removed all things you may have to still have some treatment and u may not it depends on your grade

    how ever with all cancer you still have a small chance that it can come back there is always that fear of course and alot of woman report when it came back it came in to the breast :(

    im not good with big medical words so i hope this helped you some what but u can always google and do research as i have and i also go by what the doctors told me

    stages
    Ok i think this is what your looking for i googled it LOL

    SURGICAL STAGES OF CANCER OF THE UTERUS

    Stage I Cancer limited to the lining of the uterus
    IA No invasion into the uterine wall
    IB Invasion into less than one half of the uterine wall
    IC Invasion into more than one half the uterine wall

    Stage II Extends into the cervix
    IIA Extends only superficially along the endocervix
    IIB Extends deep into the cervix

    Stage III Cancer has spread beyond the uterus
    IIIA Cancer involves the tubes or ovaries
    IIIB Spread to the vagina
    IIIC Spread to the pelvic or aortic lymph nodes

    Stage IV Distant metastases
    IVA Is inside the bladder or rectum
    IVB Throughout the abdomen or other distant sites


    now stage 4 is what my husbands aunt had as i said and it spreed through out her body in to the brain and killed her :( not so good

    there is also grades of the cancers to again 4 grades
  • nempark
    nempark Member Posts: 681
    #4
    aprillorey said:

    stages
    Ok i think this is what your looking for i googled it LOL

    SURGICAL STAGES OF CANCER OF THE UTERUS

    Stage I Cancer limited to the lining of the uterus
    IA No invasion into the uterine wall
    IB Invasion into less than one half of the uterine wall
    IC Invasion into more than one half the uterine wall

    Stage II Extends into the cervix
    IIA Extends only superficially along the endocervix
    IIB Extends deep into the cervix

    Stage III Cancer has spread beyond the uterus
    IIIA Cancer involves the tubes or ovaries
    IIIB Spread to the vagina
    IIIC Spread to the pelvic or aortic lymph nodes

    Stage IV Distant metastases
    IVA Is inside the bladder or rectum
    IVB Throughout the abdomen or other distant sites


    now stage 4 is what my husbands aunt had as i said and it spreed through out her body in to the brain and killed her :( not so good

    there is also grades of the cancers to again 4 grades

    Thanks april
    Thank you so much. Hope you are feeling better. Stick close to hubby and enjoy your life. Do some fun stuff. How about going away for a week end. Just enjoy. Be well June.
  • Always Hopeful
    Always Hopeful Member Posts: 234
    #5
    Stages
    My understanding, as per my medical/chemo oncologist and my gyn oncologist, is that the staging for uterince papillary serous carcinoma is quite difficult. In my case, my tumor did not go beyond the endometrial lining, the cancer was NOT found in any of the other gyn organs or lymph nodes. However, two "dots" of these cells were found on my colon and removed during surgery. This finding is what caused a problem in the staging. It is the UPSC cell that is very aggressive and, therefore, must be treated very aggressively. If they didn't see those "dots" on my colon, the staging would have fall into a much lower category. So, I guess what I'm trying to say, is that the kind of cancer cell seems to impact heavily on the staging process.

    Peace and hope,

    JJ
  • nempark
    nempark Member Posts: 681
    #6
    Always Hopeful said:

    Stages
    My understanding, as per my medical/chemo oncologist and my gyn oncologist, is that the staging for uterince papillary serous carcinoma is quite difficult. In my case, my tumor did not go beyond the endometrial lining, the cancer was NOT found in any of the other gyn organs or lymph nodes. However, two "dots" of these cells were found on my colon and removed during surgery. This finding is what caused a problem in the staging. It is the UPSC cell that is very aggressive and, therefore, must be treated very aggressively. If they didn't see those "dots" on my colon, the staging would have fall into a much lower category. So, I guess what I'm trying to say, is that the kind of cancer cell seems to impact heavily on the staging process.

    Peace and hope,

    JJ

    Thanks JJ
    Hope you are doing well. June
  • aprillorey
    aprillorey Member Posts: 104
    #7
    nempark said:

    Thanks JJ
    Hope you are doing well. June

    Hello your welcome and i
    Hello your welcome and i wish i could go away for the weekend LOL no money and my husbands job is closed down due to water problams ( how ever we are gonna go out and enjoy a iowa cubes base ball game if it dont rain tommrow ) and the cancer center is giving away free tickets to Advuterland our theme park here so ill do that i wont ride big rides due to still recovering but i can still enjoy thats set for june 6th so should be very fun

    how are u ?
  • nempark
    nempark Member Posts: 681
    #8
    aprillorey said:

    Hello your welcome and i
    Hello your welcome and i wish i could go away for the weekend LOL no money and my husbands job is closed down due to water problams ( how ever we are gonna go out and enjoy a iowa cubes base ball game if it dont rain tommrow ) and the cancer center is giving away free tickets to Advuterland our theme park here so ill do that i wont ride big rides due to still recovering but i can still enjoy thats set for june 6th so should be very fun

    how are u ?

    Hi April
    How are you? Hope you are enjoying life. Make sure you spend every moment with hubby. I am doing much better, but you know how that is, you always have our problem on our minds. Any way have fun and enjoy. lol June
  • nempark
    nempark Member Posts: 681
    #9
    aprillorey said:

    Hello your welcome and i
    Hello your welcome and i wish i could go away for the weekend LOL no money and my husbands job is closed down due to water problams ( how ever we are gonna go out and enjoy a iowa cubes base ball game if it dont rain tommrow ) and the cancer center is giving away free tickets to Advuterland our theme park here so ill do that i wont ride big rides due to still recovering but i can still enjoy thats set for june 6th so should be very fun

    how are u ?

    Hi April
    How are you? Hope you are enjoying life. Make sure you spend every moment with hubby. I am doing much better, but you know how that is, you always have our problem on our minds. Any way have fun and enjoy. lol June
  • nempark
    nempark Member Posts: 681
    #10
    aprillorey said:

    Hello your welcome and i
    Hello your welcome and i wish i could go away for the weekend LOL no money and my husbands job is closed down due to water problams ( how ever we are gonna go out and enjoy a iowa cubes base ball game if it dont rain tommrow ) and the cancer center is giving away free tickets to Advuterland our theme park here so ill do that i wont ride big rides due to still recovering but i can still enjoy thats set for june 6th so should be very fun

    how are u ?

    Hi April
    How are you? Hope you are enjoying life. Make sure you spend every moment with hubby. I am doing much better, but you know how that is, you always have our problem on our minds. Any way have fun and enjoy. lol June
  • aprillorey
    aprillorey Member Posts: 104
    #11
    nempark said:

    Hi April
    How are you? Hope you are enjoying life. Make sure you spend every moment with hubby. I am doing much better, but you know how that is, you always have our problem on our minds. Any way have fun and enjoy. lol June

    June
    June glad to here you are doing good yes i know how that goes there is always problams on our mind for sure :( i been enjoying life i will post an update on me here in a moment

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