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Suggest Tests To Detect Cancer Other Than Biopsy

My mother is 78 years old and had 2 heart attacks in 2002 and during that period stenting was done. Now one month ago she had a paralitic stroke. There is no effect on any part. She can walk and eat herself. Recently she had pain in her cheeks. Dr said it is a cheek bite. But when we went to a dentist he suggested for biopsy. Now the problem is she is having acitome and ecosprin and we are try to maintain the result of pt inr between 2 to 3. Is there any other option to detect whether it is a cancer or not apart from biopsy?
Mon, 23 Nov 2015
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if we are looking for detecting cancer in the throat, cheeks, oral cavity bx is the mainstay of diagnosing cancer. Unfortunately we dont have any tumor markers or radiaologic tests to exactly say it is cancer. Biopsy is the go.

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Suggest Tests To Detect Cancer Other Than Biopsy

if we are looking for detecting cancer in the throat, cheeks, oral cavity bx is the mainstay of diagnosing cancer. Unfortunately we dont have any tumor markers or radiaologic tests to exactly say it is cancer. Biopsy is the go.