8th edition AJCC and imaging TNM: Time to break-in and assert in the staging process

The current practice of oncology focuses not only on early diagnosis, staging, and treatment of cancer but also defies the concept of "One size fits all." This paradigm shift of the 8th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) manual to a "personalized medicine" approach...

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Published in:Indian journal of cancer 2019-07, Vol.56 (3), p.271-273
Main Authors: Vaidya, Tanvi, Desai, Subhash, Mahajan, Abhishek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Cancer treatment
Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Head & neck cancer
Human papillomavirus
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical research
Physicians
Precision medicine
Radiology
Tumors
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Summary:The current practice of oncology focuses not only on early diagnosis, staging, and treatment of cancer but also defies the concept of "One size fits all." This paradigm shift of the 8th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) manual to a "personalized medicine" approach sets the stage for introducing Imaging TNM (iTNM). The iTNM would provide physicians with a clear assessment of the disease extent derived exclusively from a combination of anatomical and functional imaging modalities and simplify decision-making in practice. Introduction of iTNM will complement the existing cTNM and pTNM and help to guide a personalized approach to patient management.
ISSN:0019-509X
1998-4774
DOI:10.4103/ijc.IJC_528_18