diagnosisstaging
Diagnosisstaging refers to the integrated process of diagnosing a disease and determining the extent or severity of its presentation to inform prognosis and management. While the term is most closely associated with oncology, it can apply to other conditions that use staging systems to describe disease progression or impact.
In cancer care, diagnosisstaging begins with confirming the presence and type of malignancy through clinical evaluation,
The diagnostic-staging process combines clinical assessment, laboratory testing, and imaging (such as X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI,
Outside oncology, other diseases use staging or severity scales to describe progression or functional impact, guiding