Health & Medicine - Wednesday, November 11, 2009 17:26 - 3 Comments

Surgery-free diagnosis with optical biopsy

Surgical biopsies have long been the gold standard for determining whether growths are cancerous. But at least three out of four biopsies following mammograms conclude that observed abnormalities are benign and that no intervention was needed, says Huabei Jiang, who is working on advancements in optical biopsy.

U. FLORIDA (US)—Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer, but women still have to endure medical costs, stress, and potential complications that accompany invasive procedures. A new tool could make it possible for women to have biopsies without surgical intervention. Continue…