AJCC Cancer Staging System Products

The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) has created a set of resource materials designed to provide in-depth information for doctors, medical professionals staging cancer patients, and cancer registrars abstracting cancer cases.

The 8th Edition Cancer Staging Manual brings together all the currently available knowledge on staging of cancer at various anatomic sites. This can be purchased as a hardcover or as a Kindle e-book.

Chapter 1: Cancer Staging System provides overall rules for AJCC cancer staging that apply across all tumor sites.

The Version 9 Cervix Uteri Cancer Staging System became effective as of January 1, 2021, and replaces the 8th Edition Cervix Uteri cancer site content. This is presented in a streamlined, easy-to-use format, incorporates the 2018 FIGO staging classification, as well as the WHO 2020 Classification of Tumors histology codes. Available now for purchase as an Amazon e-book or as a print paperback.

Publishing History

Previous Editions of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

The publication and effective dates for past editions of the AJCC Cancer Staging System Manual are:

Edition	Publication Year	Effective Year	Resources
1	1977	1978	AJCC 1st Ed Cancer Staging Manual
2	1983	1984	AJCC 2nd Ed Cancer Staging Manual
3	1988	1989	AJCC 3rd Ed Cancer Staging Manual
4	1992	1993	AJCC 4th Ed Cancer Staging Manual
5	1997	1998	AJCC 5th Ed Cancer Staging Manual
6	2002	2003	AJCC 6th Ed Cancer Staging Manual Part 1 AJCC 6th Ed Cancer Staging Manual Part 2
7	2009	2010	AJCC 7th Ed Cancer Staging Manual AJCC 7th Ed Cancer Staging Manual 7th Reprint Errata

Reproducing AJCC Staging information?

The AJCC may grant permission for use of copyrighted material from the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual to outside individuals and organizations at its own discretion. No changes to, additions to, or deletions from the copied or reused material should be made without prior written approval of the AJCC. Permission applies only to the material and use specified in correspondence. New requests should be made for subsequent use or for other uses of material.

Commercial Software and Applications

To license AJCC content for commercial use in electronic health record (EHR) systems or other software and applications, please email ajcc@facs.org. For more information on licensing our AJCC API and Cancer Surveillance DLL.

Publication, Education, Photocopy and Email

To request print permission to photocopy, duplicate, republish, or otherwise reuse AJCC material in journals, presentations, or course material please contact bookpermissions@springernature.com.

To request electronic permission to photocopy, duplicate, republish, or otherwise reuse AJCC material in journals, presentations, or course material please contact ajcc@facs.org.