Instructional Goals
Users of this module will gain a good understanding of extent of
disease and cancer staging in general.
Instructional Objectives
After completing the content of the module, the user of this module
will be able to:
- define the concept of staging;
- name the staging sources covered in this learning module and
describe briefly the procedures of these sources;
- name the major staging systems discussed in the module and describe
the differences among them;
- name some of the common site-specific staging schemes and relate
their purposes, criteria, and categories; and
- explain briefly why staging schemes change.
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