Concept information
Preferred term
American Joint Committee on Cancer
Definition
- AN IMPORTANT MEANS for determining proper treatment and prognosis is to qualify a cancer in standard terms that can be understood by all cancer biologists and clinicians. Therefore, a standardized staging system is crucial for normalizing care across cancer centers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; American Joint Committee on Cancer]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/American_Joint_Committee_on_Cancer
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