Day 11: A Month of Teal- Staging Ovarian Cancer

I took the weekend off from posting. I attended the Kaleidoscope Of Hope Ovarian Cancer Foundation's Morristown, NJ walk on Sunday. It was amazing to see so many people dedicated to raising awareness and funds for research. 

Ovarian Cancer Staging

The staging of ovarian cancer follows an international system called the FIGO (International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology) staging system.  Staging usually occurs at surgery.

Stage I: The cancer is only in the ovaries or fallopian tubes.

Stage II: The cancer involves one or both of the ovaries or fallopian tubes and has spread below the pelvis, or involves peritoneal cancer.

Stage III: The cancer involves one or both of the ovaries or fallopian tubes, or peritoneal cancer. It has spread to the peritoneum outside the pelvis and/or to lymph nodes in the retroperitoneum (lymph nodes along the major blood vessels, such as the aorta) behind the abdomen.

Stage IV: The cancer has spread to organs outside of the abdominal area.

These stages may include subsets , such as Stage IIIB . For complete descriptions please see the Cancer.net page. http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/ovarian-fallopian-tube-and-peritoneal-cancer/stages-and-grades

or this information from the SGO https://www.sgo.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/FIGO-Ovarian-Cancer-Staging_1.10.14.pdf
 

Dee

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