Stage Two Cancer

There are many different types of cancer that come in all shapes and sizes and they all have one of four stages written numerically. Stage I being the easiest to cure and Stage IV is almost incurable. The stages are used to describe how far the cancer has spread in the body.

Stage II cancer is usually a locally advanced stage that hasn't spread too much in the body and tells that the cancer is still treatable. It also brings into consideration how many lymph nodes the cancer has spread to. The staging system is very complex and can be confusing, but the easiest way to know Stage II cancer is to know what kind of cancer you have. For instance, Stage II leukemia differs from Stage II lung cancer because lung cancer forms solid tumors and you won't get a solid tumor in leukemia because it is cancer in the blood. Lung cancer also has several different types from Stage II small cell cancer to Stage II non-small cell cancer.

In breast cancer, Stage II cancer is defined as a tumor under two centimeters with no known metastasis (spreading) or a tumor under five centimeters with positive or negative lymph nodes affected with no known metastasis.

To know the most accurate information about any form of cancer, it is best to find out the type you have and go from there. Stage II cancer is treatable, but you need to know exactly what form of cancer you have before any real definition can be established.