When Is a Second Biopsy Needed After First Results?
Yes, a second biopsy is sometimes necessary, and getting one isn’t a sign that something went wrong the first time. A biopsy is only as good as the sample it captures. If the needle missed the suspicious area, if the sample was too small to give a definitive...
Can a PET Scan Miss Cancer?
Yes, it can. And it happens more often than most patients expect when they walk out of a scan with a clear result feeling completely reassured. A PET scan works by detecting cells that consume glucose at an abnormally high rate, which most aggressive cancers do. But...
CEA vs CA 125: What Do Tumour Markers Mean?
Tumour markers are proteins or substances that show up in blood, tissue, or urine at elevated levels when certain cancers are present. They don’t diagnose cancer on their own and a raised marker without other evidence isn’t a cancer diagnosis. But...
Can Cancer Patients Eat Non-Veg During Chemotherapy?
Yes, and for many patients it’s one of the better dietary choices they can make during treatment. The belief that cancer patients should avoid meat, fish, and eggs during chemotherapy isn’t supported by evidence. It comes from cultural assumptions,...