AJCC 8th Edition Webinars

The AJCC Eighth Edition webinars are designed to provide instruction on staging rules, common questions, and disease site specifics. The staging rules will encompass examples from disease site chapters.

Eighth Edition Overview

• Review development of AJCC 8th Edition
• Outline Chapter 1 – Principles of Cancer Staging
• Explain fundamental changes to disease site chapters
• Summarize new and changed disease site chapters

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Introduction and Descriptors

• Demonstrate purpose and approach to AJCC staging
• Outline use of stage descriptors and guidelines
• Dissect 8th edition 1-page guide

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Minor Rule Changes

• Examine key rules with their rationale
• Identify minor rule changes between 7th & 8th editions
• Dissect reasons for minor changes

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Major Rule Changes

• Examine major rule changes between 7th & 8th editions
• Dissect reasons for major changes
• Identify differences between stage for patient care and data analysis

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CAnswer Forum and Staging Questions

• Examine search techniques for CAnswer Forum
• Develop new knowledge while inspecting forum function

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Head and Neck Staging

• Explain cervical nodes and unknown primary tumors
• Examine importance of EBV and HPV-mediated (p16+)
• Analyze extranodal extension (ENE)

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Breast Staging

• Examine prognostic stage group criteria
• Inspect clarifications for assigning categories
• Identify changes in breast staging

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Breast AJCC 8^th Edition Staging

• Examine T, N, M, prognostic factor categories
• Clarify stage classification – diagnostic workup and treatment

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Colon and Rectum AJCC 8^th Edition Staging

• Examine T, N, M categories
• Clarify stage classification – diagnostic workup and treatment

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Lung AJCC 8^th Edition Staging

• Examine T, N, M categories
• Clarify stage classification – diagnostic workup and treatment

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Melanoma AJCC 8^th Edition Staging

• Examine T, N, M categories
• Clarify stage classification – diagnostic workup and treatment

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Prostate AJCC 8^th Edition Staging

• Examine T, N, M, prognostic factor categories
• Clarify stage classification – diagnostic workup and treatment

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