Past Editions of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

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

Edition 1 published 1977 and went into effect 1978
Edition 2 published 1983 and went into effect 1984
Edition 3 published 1988 and went into effect 1989
Edition 4 published 1992 and went into effect 1993
Edition 5 published 1997 and went into effect 1998
Edition 6 published 2002 and went into effect 2003
Edition 7 published 2009 and went into effect 2010

Previous editions of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual are available for download. The manuals are available in Adobe Acrobat format.

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Please note: Because of large file sizes, some of the manuals below have been sectioned out into two or more parts.

Download the 1st Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

Entire manual (10MB PDF)

Download the 2nd Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

Part 1 (10MB PDF)
Part 2 (10MB PDF)

Download the 3rd Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

Part 1 (10MB PDF)
Part 2 (10MB PDF)
Part 3 (10MB PDF)

Download the 4th  Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

Part 1 (10MB PDF)
Part 2 (10MB PDF)

Download the 5th Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

Part 1 (10MB PDF)
Part 2 (10MB PDF)
Part 3 (10MB PDF)
Part 4 (10MB PDF)
Part 5 (10MB PDF)

Download the 6th Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

Part 1 (4MB PDF)
Part 2 (25MB PDF)
Part 3 (11MB PDF)
Part 4 (8MB PDF)
Part 5 (7MB PDF)
Part 6 (10MB PDF)
Part 7 (6MB PDF)

Reproducing AJCC staging information?

The TNM classification and stage groupings may only be reproduced, NOT modified. This material may only be reproduced in English.

Permission requests for material from the First through Fifth editions should be directed to the AJCC at AJCC@facs.org.

 

Revised May 5, 2010