Re: [cancercured] Re: How Accurate Is Your Mammogram Reading?

And what if they misdiagnose the biopsy? I read a study of patients
whose initial biopsy for sarcomas (and maybe carcinomas, I don't
remember) were a false negative because they didn't consider enough
criteria in their diagnosis. The opening of the tumor seeded the
cancer cells around subsequently. 50% of the patients to which this
was done were dead in 5 years!!!! Sorry, I didn't keep the source
data for the study.

Nancy

On Feb 28, 2008, at 8:03 AM, JCastron wrote:

> "They know that the only way to determine cancer is through a biopsy. "
>
>
> It would probably be more accurate to say, 'A more definitive way to
> determine cancer is through a biopsy' because biopsies are not 100%
> and, in the case of my daughter-in-law's mother, they 'missed' the
> target.
> Additionally, my Urologist admitted that it could be missed.
>
> The hint that there is good reason to avoid doing a biopsy on every
> suspected thing is sound. What a dilemma, biopsy to determine
> whether or not there is cancer and at the same time risk the 'seeding'
> of cancer cells throughout the body. Choices choices.
>
> Joe C.

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