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Here's the author of the system discussing it.

Posted By: Me on 2007-12-15
In Reply to: Staging/grading - CeeCee

Subject: Here's the author of the system discussing it.

Re: "use staging as roman numerals and grading as arabic???? "

That's right. Here is an interview with Professor Christopher Elston, who invented the system. He's saying it's a grading system, and what that means to us is use arabic:

http://www.esi-topics.com/breast-cancer/interviews/Prof-Christopher-Elston.html


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