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Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery 5/2018

01-10-2018 | Review Article

Changes in AJCC 8th Edition for Common Cancers Encountered in India

Authors: Ramanuj Mukherjee, Sayantan Bose, Shreya Sengupta

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Issue 5/2018

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Abstract

Manual for staging of cancer published by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) is the most widely used for cancer staging throughout the world. AJCC has published the 8th edition of the manual in 2016, which is currently the latest edition. This review article is a comparison of important changes in TNM and prognostic staging of surgical cancers in the latest edition compared to the previous one, i.e., 7th edition that was published in 2009.
Metadata
Title
Changes in AJCC 8th Edition for Common Cancers Encountered in India
Authors
Ramanuj Mukherjee
Sayantan Bose
Shreya Sengupta
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-018-1771-y

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