A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with cancer.Testing reveals that the cancer cells have spread to local lymph nodes.A nurse realizes this cancer would be documented as stage:

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Cancer that has spread to regional structures, such as lymph nodes, is stage 3.Cancer confined to the organ of origin is stage 1.Cancer that is locally invasive is stage 2.Cancer that has spread to distant sites, such as a liver cancer spreading to lung or a prostate cancer spreading to bone, is stage 4.

A 30-Year-Old Female Is Diagnosed with Cancer