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  • female
  • 60 Years
  • 14/08/2025

My mom was diagnosed with colon cancer during rectal surgery without a biopsy first. Is it okay to diagnose cancer without doing a biopsy? I'm really worried about whether this was the right way to do it.

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Dr. Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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