biopsy
Example Sentences
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Doctors currently depend on biopsies and MRI scans to evaluate tumors in cancer patients.
From Science Daily
A biopsy then confirmed she had a grade two oligodendroglioma, a rare, fast-growing incurable brain tumour, but it was in the earlier stages.
From BBC
Liquid biopsies that measure cfDNA have already shown promise for identifying cancer.
From Science Daily
I spent the next several days trotting to back-to-back appointments for procedures and tests, including a breathing test, a PET scan and a lung biopsy.
But these biopsies can be very invasive and sometimes cause harm, and doctors may struggle to get a sample.
From BBC
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