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Upstaging

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009069

In cancer, changing the stage used to describe a patient’s cancer from a lower stage (less extensive) to a higher stage (more extensive). Upstaging is based on the results of additional staging tests. It is important to know the stage of the disease in order to plan the best treatment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009069
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009069",
  "term": "Upstaging",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "In cancer, changing the stage used to describe a patient’s cancer from a lower stage (less extensive) to a higher stage (more extensive). Upstaging is based on the results of additional staging tests. It is important to know the stage of the disease in order to plan the best treatment.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/upstaging/"
}

Record 16,970 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.