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Has breast cancer staging changed?

Jun, 20181:38 watch
LearnOncologyBreast cancerHas breast cancer staging changed?

Has breast cancer staging changed?

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Tonya Echols Cole, MD, explain the medical community's shifted cancer staging process. In the case of breast cancer, doctors consider biologic markers as well as cultural, economic and societal factors as staging influencers now.

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