{"termId":45702,"language":"en","dictionary":"Cancer.gov","audience":"Patient","termName":"tumor grade","firstLetter":"t","prettyUrlName":"tumor-grade","pronunciation":{"key":"(TOO-mer grayd)","audio":"https://nci-media.cancer.gov/pdq/media/audio/731180.mp3"},"definition":{"html":"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 grade and histologic grade.","text":"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 grade and histologic grade."},"otherLanguages":[{"language":"es","termName":"grado del tumor","prettyUrlName":"grado-del-tumor"}],"relatedResources":[{"Type":"External","Url":"https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/diagnosis-staging/prognosis/tumor-grade-fact-sheet","Text":"Tumor Grade"}],"media":[]}