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

And I would give almost anything not to have to worry about my next set of scans or blood tests or to undergo another marrow biopsy.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

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 • Mar. 13, 2026

Each analysis included about 40 million fragments spanning thousands of genomic regions, producing an enormous dataset compared with most liquid biopsy tests.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

But first a tissue sample had to be provided, which required a tricky biopsy that Farmer delegated to a very competent Haitian surgeon in Mirebalais.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French