{"termId":774694,"language":"en","dictionary":"Cancer.gov","audience":"Patient","termName":"grade","firstLetter":"g","prettyUrlName":"grade","pronunciation":{"key":"(grayd)","audio":"https://nci-media.cancer.gov/pdq/media/audio/776458.mp3"},"definition":{"html":"In cancer, a description of a tumor based on how abnormal the cancer cells and tissue look under a microscope and how quickly the cancer cells are likely to grow and spread. Low-grade cancer cells look more like normal cells and tend to grow and spread more slowly than high-grade cancer cells. Grading systems are different for each type of cancer.  They are used to help plan treatment and determine prognosis. Also called histologic grade and tumor grade.","text":"In cancer, a description of a tumor based on how abnormal the cancer cells and tissue look under a microscope and how quickly the cancer cells are likely to grow and spread. Low-grade cancer cells look more like normal cells and tend to grow and spread more slowly than high-grade cancer cells. Grading systems are different for each type of cancer.  They are used to help plan treatment and determine prognosis. Also called histologic grade and tumor grade."},"otherLanguages":[{"language":"es","termName":"grado","prettyUrlName":"grado"}],"relatedResources":[{"Type":"External","Url":"https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/diagnosis-staging/prognosis/tumor-grade-fact-sheet","Text":"Tumor Grade"}],"media":[]}