biopsy

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But Rosie got sicker and a biopsy showed in 2024 that she did have terminal cancer.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

That led to a biopsy, which in April revealed that Hamilton had Stage 2 triple-positive invasive lobular carcinoma.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Others say the study could have overestimated the performance of the test because not all women had a biopsy - a more detailed test - to double check the result.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

She replied that the doctor would have immediately talked to my father and me if he had found visible malignancies, but that the biopsy would say more.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

As the first nun at Ngaliema Hospital, Sister M. E., lay dying, her doctors had decided to give her a so-called agonal biopsy.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston