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American Joint Committee on Cancer  

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  • AN IMPORTANT MEANS for determining proper treatment and prognosis is to qualify a cancer in standard terms that can be understood by all cancer biologists and clinicians. Therefore, a standardized staging system is crucial for normalizing care across cancer centers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; American Joint Committee on Cancer]

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