biopsy

On the day he had his lung biopsy – an invasive and uncomfortable procedure – Linda asked whether it had bothered him very much.

I had my bilateral back in March, after an ugly biopsy result.

In the small living room where we last met, he seemed more gaunt than wiry, his ear bandaged after a biopsy.

Once a PSA test comes back with an abnormal result, a biopsy is required to make a diagnosis.

But he went forward with a painful biopsy, and then opted for surgery when the biopsy showed cancer.