Proposal for the 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC staging system for nasopharyngeal cancer in the era of intensity-modulated radiotherapy.

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Abstract

An accurate staging system is crucial for cancer management. Evaluations for continual suitability and improvement are needed as staging and treatment methods evolve.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Cancer

Title: Cancer

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

ISSN (Electronic): 1097-0142

ISSN (Print): 0008-543X

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 15 2016

Volume: 122

Issue: 4

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Provincial Clinical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

[2 ] Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Cancer Medicine, Fuzhou, China.

[3 ] Department of Clinical Oncology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China.

[4 ] Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

[5 ] Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.

[6 ] Department of Radiology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Provincial Clinical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

[7 ] Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

[8 ] Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China.

[9 ] Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

[10 ] Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

[11 ] Department of Clinical Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, California.

[12 ] Department of Medicine (Oncology), Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

[13 ] Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

[14 ] Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York.

[15 ] Clinical Oncology Center, University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.

Article

Mid ID: NIHMS804506

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29795

PMC ID: 4968037

PubMed ID: 26588425

SO-VID: 6ea26d43-b85e-4987-8755-dad8f6af9a12

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Keywords: TNM staging system,nasopharyngeal cancer,prognostication

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Keywords: TNM staging system, nasopharyngeal cancer, prognostication

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