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TED-Ed: How do doctors determine what stage of cancer you have? | Hyunsoo Joshua No and Trudy Wu

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Each year, approximately 20 million people receive a cancer diagnosis. At that time, a patient usually learns their cancer’s stage, which is typically a number ranging from one to four. While staging is designed, in part, to help... Each year, approximately 20 million people receive a cancer diagnosis. At that time, a patient usually learns their cancer’s stage, which is typically a number ranging from one to four. While staging is designed, in part, to help patients better understand what they’re facing, the number can be confusing. So, what do cancer stages actually mean? Hyunsoo Joshua No and Trudy Wu explain. [Directed by Jess Mountfield, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu].
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2024
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breast cancer, cancer, doctors, size, tumors, variables
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advances, breast, cancers, characteristics, diagnosis, end stage, inform, initial tumor, lymph nodes, nodes, number, patient, stage, stage number, staging, staging criteria, survival rate, system, tnm combination, treatment, tumor, typically, understand, year
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