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Medical procedure makes East Meadow man taller

At 20 years old, Lenny Roth has seen his share of hospitals and doctors, and he has battled medical adversity from a young age. When he was 13, he was treated for cancer in a salivary gland.

Now Roth, who once was 5-foot-1, faces another challenge, an extraordinary procedure that should bring him eye-to-eye with many of his peers. His bones are being lengthened in a millimeter-by-millimeter...

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