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liver biopsy
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> On Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:59:19 -0500, jinx the minx > > wrote: > >> John Kuthe > wrote: > >>> Yes, a biopsy is basically a procedure to obtain a very small sample of >>> cellular tissue to look at it under a microscope and see if there is any >>> evidence of cancerous cells. The only real objective way to obtain the >>> evidence of cancers. All the "marker" tests merely look for bloodborne >>> evidence of possible cancers somewhere in the body. A liver biopsy looks >>> at the liver tissue itself for evidence of cancers in your liver. >>> >>> John Kuthe, RN.... >>> >> >> Liver biopsies are also done to diagnose and gauge cirrhosis, hepatitis, >> hemochromatosis and other liver disorders--not just cancer, and certainly >> not "cancers". > > Quite - a little medical knowledge is a dangerous thing. > No doubt about that. -- jinx the minx |
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