Table 3.

The Existing Model of Prognosis Between Early and Advanced Stages of Cancer.

Variable Early Stage Advanced Stage (Late Stage)
Prognosis Years, decades Months, weeks, days
Prognostic Factors Clinical: stage, laboratory studies
Pathological: histology, grade
Molecular: gene, microarray
Others: treatments, resources
Clinical: symptoms, laboratory studies
Pathological: NA
Molecular: NA
Others: treatments, resources
Tools Scores: International Prognostic Index
Programs: Adjuvant online
Scores: Palliative Prognostic Score, Palliative Prognostic Index
Programs: Palliative Performance scale
Implications Overall outlook on life span
Worse prognosis indicating more intensive cancer treatment
New cancer treatment indicating changes in prognostic factors
End-of-life planning
Worse prognosis; limit cancer treatment
Limited cancer treatment; same prognostic factors
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2020 October; 11(4): e0034. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2020 October 14. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10394