Editorial Commentary


Anatomy is not enough: the crucial role of biology and genetics in AJCC eighth edition of the TNM classification for breast cancer

Francesca Magnoni, Giuseppe Accardo, Elisabetta Rossi, Paolo Veronesi, Giovanni Corso

Abstract

The eighth edition of the AJCC-TNM staging system could be read as the expression of growing scientific tendency to a more personalized approach to cancer diagnosis and treatment. The signs of this significant cultural propensity were already present since first passes in cancer staging definition in 1959 (1).

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