Staging cancer

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Posted: 03/13/2012

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - We sometimes hear that somebody has been diagnosed with "stage three" cancer. Unless you are a doctor, or have been personally affected by cancer, you may not know what these "stages" mean. Doctor Stephen Steinberg of Boca Raton Regional Hospital explains.

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