Prostate Biopsy: What You Need to Know

Prostate Biopsy: What You Need to Know

In the United States alone, it is estimated that there are over 248,000 new cases of prostate cancer each year. The American Cancer Society reports that prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death in American men, with lung cancer...
Getting a Breast Biopsy: Breast Cancer Awareness

Getting a Breast Biopsy: Breast Cancer Awareness

Each year an estimated 255,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, making it the most common cancer among American women, aside from nonmelanoma skin cancer. While breast cancer may be hereditary for some, women can be proactive about their health through annual...
Clinical Pathology vs General Pathology

Clinical Pathology vs General Pathology

When it comes to pathology and pathological studies, there are many questions about the intricacies and the differences between the many branches of the field. While pathology itself is the study of diseases, we know that there are many diseases...
What is an Endometrial Biopsy?

What is an Endometrial Biopsy?

Medicine is a famously complicated science with a seemingly unending list of procedures. When it comes to women’s health, a gynecologist can diagnose and sometimes treat endometrial cancer. A doctor who specializing in treating this and other types...

What are the Different Types of Pathology?

Within medicine, there are many specialties, each with a litany of subcategories and specialties within specialties. Whether you’re a patient or a physician, you need to know that the person you’re sending your medical samples to is knowledgeable and experienced so...
The 5 Types of Biopsy Procedures

The 5 Types of Biopsy Procedures

When a patient presents signs that are associated with cancer, doctors take the necessary steps to provide care and support for the patients’ health. This includes ordering a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis and provide the next steps for treatment. There are 5 main...