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A formal assessment of the spread of disease through the body. It is especially useful in assessing the lymphomas. It may be important in determining the type of treatment selected. It is also useful in cooperative clinical trials so that assessment of treatment results can be examined by the stage of disease of the patient treated.
Ãâó: www.cllinfo.com/Glossary/glossary_S.html
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1) The part of the theatre on which the actor performs. 2) The acting profession - an actor is said to be 'On The Stage'.
Ãâó: www.dramatic.com.au/glossary/glossaryp_z.htm
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The testing process by which the extent and severity of a known cancer is evaluated according to an established system of classification. It is used to help determine appropriate therapy. T - T - T (to Glossary Links)
Ãâó: www.dattolicancerfoundation.org/glossary.htm
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A method of determining and describing the extent of cancer, based on the size of the tumor, whether regional axillary lymph nodes are involved, and whether distant spread (metastasis) has occurred. Knowing the stage at diagnosis helps decide the best treatment and the prognosis.
Ãâó: www.jsonline.com/alive/news/cancer/sterms.asp
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The elevation of the water surface in a stream as measured by a river gauge with reference to some arbitrarily selected zero datum.
Ãâó: www.telemet.com/weather_gloss_s.htm
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