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Tuesday Checkup: comparing cancer care

There is perhaps no diagnosis more scary than cancer. Thanks to the internet there is no shortage of information about courses of treatment, the best hospitals, and success rates. But the information can be overwhelming and often hard to decipher. In this week's Tuesday Checkup, ideastream's Eric Wellman spoke with Plain Dealer health reporter Angela Townsend about why it's so difficult to compare hospitals when it comes to cancer care.