Breast Cancer Staging
T, N and M Staging
SStages
Stage I
Stage II
Stage IIIA
Stage IIIB
Stage IV
Tumor < 2 cm.
No lymph nodes
No metastasis
No axillary metastasis.
No distant metastasis
Moveable metastatic axillary nodes.
No distant metastasis
T4 lesions or
fixed axillary nodes.
No distant metastasis
Supra-or infraclavicular nodes; possible edema, chest wall extension.
SStage Grouping*
Stage 0
Tis
N0
M0
Stage I
T1
N0
M0
Stage IIA
T0
N1
M0
T1
N1
M0
T2
N0
M0
Stage IIB
T2
N1
M0
T3
N0
M0
Stage IIIA
T0
N2
M0
T1
N2
M0
T2
N2
M0
T3
N1
M0
T3
N2
M0
Stage IIIB
T4
Nany
M0
Tany
N3
M0
Stage IV
Tany
Nany
M1
COLOR COMPUTATION (c) WDV / raw data compliments of Bristol-Myers Squibb

 

• Typical Treatment Regimen for T2M0N0 Stage 1 Breast Cancer

Surgery:
Lumpectomy with negative margins, pathological examination of tumor.
Chemotherapy:
4 courses of Adriamycin/Cytoxan at three week intervals, optimized for time of day.

Radiation:
5 weeks of daily radiation to the breast and surrounding tissue,
followed by 6 sessions of higher energy "boost".

Hormone:
Daily 20 mg of tamoxifen for 5 years.