Payers want to make sure patients are getting biopsies done so they can get on the right therapies, said Bhuvana Sagar, MD, Oncology Consultants. I think liquid biopsies are great. I think previously, ...

Researchers developed a blood-based DNA methylation test that predicts lymph node metastasis in early-stage gastric cancer, helping reduce unnecessary invasive surgery. Early-stage gastric cancer can ...

A traditional tissue biopsy comes with risks and challenges—the target area can be hard to reach and bleeding and pain can last up to a month afterward. Patients can expect steep medical bills and up ...

Biopsies are done to confirm a cancer diagnosis. There are several different types of biopsies. An excisional biopsy removes an entire suspected tumor as well as some of the surrounding skin. It’s ...

Clinicians can help reduce gastric cancer incidence and mortality in high-risk groups through endoscopic screening and surveillance of precancerous conditions, such as gastric intestinal metaplasia ...