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  • Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy

    Medical Test
    11/26/08, Healthwise

    A bone marrow biopsy removes a small amount of bone and a small amount of fluid and cells from inside the bone (bone marrow). A bone marrow aspiration removes only the marrow. These tests are often done to find the reason for many blo

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  • Bone Scan

    Medical Test
    10/24/08, Healthwise

    A bone scan is a nuclear scanning test that identifies new areas of bone growth or breakdown. It can be done to evaluate damage to the bones, find cancer that has spread (metastasized) to the bones, and monitor conditions that can aff

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  • Lymph Node Biopsy

    Medical Test
    05/01/07, Healthwise

    A lymph node biopsy removes lymph node tissue to be looked at under a microscope for signs of infection or a disease, such as cancer. Other tests may also be used to check the lymph tissue sample, including a culture, genetic test

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  • Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Series

    Medical Test
    11/04/08, Healthwise

    An upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series looks at the upper and middle sections of the gastrointestinal tract. The test uses barium contrast material, fluoroscopy, and X-ray. Before the test, you drink a mix of barium (barium co

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  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)

    Medical Test
    04/30/07, Healthwise

    The carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test measures the amount of this protein that may appear in the blood of some people who have certain kinds of cancers, especially large intestine (colon and rectal) cancer. It may also be present in people

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  • Breast and Ovarian Cancer (BRCA) Genetic Test

    Article
    09/19/07, Healthwise

    The blood test for breast or ovarian cancer looks for changes, or mutations, in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Normally, these genes help control cell growth. Cancer occurs when cells change and grow out of control. Women who inherit thes

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  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Abdomen

    Medical Test
    04/10/07, Healthwise

    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a test done with a large machine that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures inside the belly. In many cases MRI gives information about structur

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  • Radioactive Iodine Uptake Test

    Medical Test
    08/14/08, Healthwise

    A radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) test uses a radioactive tracer and a special probe to measure how much tracer the thyroid gland absorbs from the blood. The test can show how much tracer is absorbed by the thyroid gland and if

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  • Lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer

    Article
    11/26/08, Healthwise

    Lymphadenectomy is surgery to remove lymph nodes. A lymphadenectomy, also called lymph node dissection, may be done to examine certain lymph nodes for endometrial cancer cells. The removal and examination of the cancerous lymph nodes

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  • Oral cancer: Screening - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]

    Article
    07/23/07, Healthwise

    What is screening?

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