What is bowel cancer? UK researchers say they can diagnose illness without biopsies
Patients may no longer need to undergo biopsies when being diagnosed for bowel cancer, according to researchers in Glasgow.
The research carried out by Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute and the University of Glasgow found that imaging technology known as positron emission tomography (PET) can allow the entire bowel to be examined and tumours to be studied while inside the body, as opposed to examining the tissue once it has been removed. The scans create three-dimensional pictures of the inside of the body and, combined with frequent tests, they can help monitor the disease better.
A biopsy is the removal of tissue from
