Each TNM combination correlates to a different overall stage, ordered by how difficult the cancer is to treat.

每种 TNM 组合都与不同的总体分期相关，这是根据癌症的治疗难度排序。

To determine the risk of breast cancer, each one is staged by the TNM system.

可用TNM分期系统进行乳腺癌的风险评估。

A pancreatic cancer with this same TNM combination, however, is sorted to stage 2, and yet is more difficult to treat with a 15% survival rate.

而具有相同 TNM 组合的胰腺癌则被归类为 2 期，但治疗难度更大，生存率仅为 15%。

Following imaging studies, esophageal cancer is staged according to the TNM system, where T means tumor size and local extension, N stands for lymph node metastases and M stands for distant metastases.

完成影像学检查后，食管癌要根据TNM系统进行分期：T代表肿瘤大小和邻近组织受累范围，N代表淋巴结转移，M代表远端转移。