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Is Biopsy Test Enough To Detect Oral Cancer ?
Is biopsy test enough for detect oral cancer? an year ago i was chewing tobacco which cause a white patch on my gums i went to dentist immediately they said to me to go to biopsy test they take a part of tissue after that the reports are normal in December 2010 but i m still scared whenever i touched that part with tongue. the part where they take tissue is red and white very small area permanently no pain (sometime little bit pain) no increase in size .please suggest me is the biopsy test is enough to detect cancer?? and please suggest me any surgery and its cost in India for remove this or any medicine .i cant sleep due to this n going under depression please suggest.
Mon, 18 Aug 2014
Hello. Thank you for using HealthcareMagic. I am a pathologist and i want to assure you that a biopsy test is almost always certain to detect cancer, provided the biopsy tissue is taken from the correct site. So i feel you need not worry until u develop any related symptoms or signs.
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