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Posted by Coates & Johnson PLLC June 3, 2026 Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis

How a Staging Delay Affects Your Cancer Malpractice Case

In cancer treatment, a positive biopsy is not the end of the diagnostic process. After confirming that cancer is present, physicians must determine how far it has spread. That process is called “staging” (i.e., what stage cancer). Staging is of critical importance because it impacts all subsequent treatment decisions. When doctors fail to move through…

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