SEER Training Modules
11/27/12 - The NCI is working on updating materials.

Quiz: Introduction to Staging

The concept of describing disease by stage or extent of disease was introduced in 1929 by the League of Nation's World Health Organization.
True False
Staging is a shorthand method for describing disease.
True False
Staging uses a coded format, such as a numerical system with increasing values meaning more involvement or severity, that allows electronic analysis of cases with similar characteristics.
True False
Extent of disease is a detailed description of how far the tumor has spread from the secondary site.
True False
Classification is an orderly arrangement showing relationships among groups, which does not necessarily imply a prognosis.
True False
Only some staging systems consider these elements: the primary tumor site, tumor size, multiplicity (number of tumors), depth of invasion and extension to regional or distant tissues, involvement of regional lymph nodes, and distant metastases.
True False
It is important for the medical practitioner to adequately assess the extent of cancer in order to treat the disease in the most appropriate manner.
True False
Staging can be used to compare treatment results based on common criteria or extent of disease.
True False