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Breast experts say three tests must be done to find if the lump is cancerous or not; physically looking at the breast to check for changes, a CT scan or mammography, and a biopsy

Nerves outside that he may want to steer away from. >> and the next win? >> this is important for the prostate. the reason doctors say they need to operate and cut out the whole prostate is if the biopsy finds a low-grade tumor, when they cut out the whole prostate and examine it, they often find a bigger tumor that the biopsy missed. >> okay. >> the problem with biopsies, the six core biopsies are 10% accurate because half the time this is the tumor and half of the 80% under or over diagnoses it. so here you see the red line. it's at 12 millimeters. you're going to find the low grade cancer. ...

Our next one? >> this is important for the prostate. the reason doctors say they need to operate and cut out the whole prostate is the biopsy finds a low grade tumor. when they cut out the whole prostate and examine it, they often find is a bigger tumor that the biopsy missed. >> the problem with biopsies is the six core biopsies are 10% accurate because half the time it misses the tumor and half of the 80% it under or overdiagnoses it. here you see the red line. and since the red line is at 12 millimeters and the c core is at 11 millimeters you're going to find the low grade cancer and you're...