ABCD rating
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ABCD rating, also called the Jewett staging system or the Whitmore-Jewett staging system, is a staging system for prostate cancer
that uses the letters A, B, C, and D.
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
that uses the letters A, B, C, and D.
- “A” and “B” refer to cancer that is confined to the prostateProstateThe prostate is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals....
. - “C” refers to cancer that has grown out of the prostate but has not spread to lymph nodeLymph nodeA lymph node is a small ball or an oval-shaped organ of the immune system, distributed widely throughout the body including the armpit and stomach/gut and linked by lymphatic vessels. Lymph nodes are garrisons of B, T, and other immune cells. Lymph nodes are found all through the body, and act as...
s or other places in the body. - “D” refers to cancer that has spread to lymph nodes or to other places in the body.