biopsy

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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.

From The Wall Street Journal

But these biopsies can be very invasive and sometimes cause harm, and doctors may struggle to get a sample.

From BBC

Scans and biopsies followed, and a week and a half later she was given a diagnosis of oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

From BBC