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Stage I is divided into stages IA and IB. In stage IA, the tumor is 5 centimeters or smaller and is low grade or the grade is unknown. Low-grade cancer cells look more like normal cells under a microscope and grow and spread more slowly than mid-grade and high-grade cancer cells. In stage IB, the tumor is larger than 5 centimeters and is low grade or the grade is unknown.