This paper will be based on AJCC, SEER Summary Stage, and SEER EOD. When staging cancer we have three different types of staging that we code. You are to do as much research as you can to tell me the similarities and differences between these staging systems. Who created and monitors them, what is the importance, what do we abstract, how are they alike, how are they different, what are the types of staging (clinical, pathological, post-therapy, etc.) and what information do we need to accurately code these staging system. These are things to keep in mind when typing your research paper.

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This paper will be based on AJCC, SEER Summary Stage, and SEER EOD. When staging cancer we have three different types of staging that we code. You are to do as much research as you can to tell me the similarities and differences between these staging systems. Who created and monitors them, what is the importance, what do we abstract, how are they alike, how are they different, what are the types of staging (clinical, pathological, post-therapy, etc.) and what information do we need to accurately code these staging system. These are things to keep in mind when typing your research paper.

1. Use Microsoft Word to write your paper. When saving your paper, Name your file using the following format: Title of Paper_LastName_Course#

Example: Staging System_Elliott_HITT2372

2. Use Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri 12-font for the title page, the body and the reference page of your paper. Do not use a larger font or bold type on the title page, body or reference page. Set margins at 1 top, bottom and sides.

3. The body of the paper MUST be 3-4 FULL pages in length. The title page and bibliography do not count; they are in addition to the 3-5 pages in the body. Points will be deducted for papers that are not at least 3 full pages.

4. The paper should be free of spelling and grammatical error. This is a college level paper so there are high expectations.

5. The title page should contain the title of the paper, the author’s name, and the Course Number. Include the page running header (portion of the title) with the page number flush right at the top of the page.

6. Your paper should be 1.5 spaced with paragraphs indented. Do not hit enter twice between paragraphs! At the end of a paragraph hit Enter (1 time) and then hit Tab (1 time) to begin a new paragraph.
7. Use 1 inch margins all around (see example)

8. Do NOT use pictures, tables or grafts in your paper.

9. Do NOT use listing in the body of your paper! This will result in a loss of points.

Example: (1, 2, 3) (A, B, C) (I, II, III) or bullets as shown below
Fever
Chills
Headache

10. You will need to use at least 3 references, one of which must be an internet source. You must cite each reference source within the body of the paper as well as at the end of the paper on a designated References page.

11. I expect you to research your topic and be familiar enough to paraphrase the information. You may only use 3 direct quotes in this paper. The quotes must be no more than 3 sentences in length.

12. You may NOT list the same website twice on your reference page if they pertain to the same subject.

Example:

1. Web M.D. (2012, August 13). The Stages of parkinson’s Disease. Retrieved January 8, 2014, from WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-disease/guide/parkinsons-stages
2. WebMD. (2010, December 03). Parkinson’s Disease-Treatment Overview. Retrieved January 8, 2014, from WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-disease/tc/parkinsons-disease-treatment-overview

***You may NOT use Wikipedia as a source for your paper***.
Turnitin will detect any Wikipedia entries.

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