What is grade, and how is it different from stage?

Stage is about how far it has spread. Grade is about how the cells look under the microscope, and how fast they are likely to grow.

So two people can share a stage and have very different grades. Both are used to choose treatment. Ask your team for yours, and ask what each one is telling you.

Written by two physicians. Checked against patient information from the US National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK.