Your healthcare provider uses the biopsy results to determine the best treatment options.
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Your Provider Ordered a Biopsy: What Does It Mean?
They can perform many biopsies as same-day, outpatient procedures.
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There are different methods for performing a biopsy:
Are Biopsies for Cancer Only?
Stress Management Techniques
Anxiety is a common feeling for many people who are anticipating an upcoming biopsy.
For most biopsies, bleeding or bruising at the biopsy site is expected.
When Are Biopsy Results Ready?
Waiting for the results of a biopsy can be just as nerve-wracking as the lead-up to the procedure.
Next Steps After Biopsy Results
Biopsy results can be confusing.
Suppose the biopsy sample is positive forcancer.
A pathologist examines it under a microscope and shares a detailed report of their findings with your healthcare provider.
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