Stages
A number staging system is used to describe size and spread of cervical cancer:
- Stage 0 cervical cancer – there are cancerous cells on the cervix but not invasive cancer
- Stage 1 cervical cancer – there is a small invasive cancer in the cervix only
- Stage 2 cervical cancer – the cancer has spread to involve the upper part of the vagina as well as the cervix
- Stage3 cervical cancer – the cancer has spread to the side wall of the pelvis or down to the lower part of the vagina
- Stage 4 cervical cancer – the cancer has spread into the bladder or rectum or distant organs such as the liver
Amended February 2009
