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got a letter from my consultants sec with my staging it was pT1c pno can anyone translate this please.what does the c after the pT1 mean? thank you.

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Denzie

Your pulmonary tumor is between 2 and 3 centimeters across. The are no pulmonary nodes involved in the cancer. It has not traveled into the lymphatic system. That’s a good thing. For more information you can check here:

cancerresearchuk.org/about-...

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dogsbody321 in reply to Denzie

thanks for info.

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Hi,

Denzie has kindly sent you the link from Cancer Research UK which explains the different stages. Please don't hesitate to contact the Helpline in the future if you would like to speak to one of the nurses : Freephone 0800 358 7200

Kind regards,

All the team at Roy Castle Helpline.

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Hi,

I see Denzi has sent you the Cancer research UK link.If you would like to speak to one of the helpline nurses please don't hesitate to phone the Helpline 0800 356 7200.

Kind regards,

All the team at Roy Castle Foundation

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thanks.

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