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Disadvantages of Prostate Biopsy Test 


What are the disadvantages of Prostate Biopsy test?

The test results are inconclusive if the biopsy sample does not contain enough tissues.

As a biopsy test collects tissue from small areas, chances of missing a cancerous growth are possible.

Normal biopsy results do not rule out cancer, and if the tests are positive for cancer it has to be confirmed with other tests - Prostate Specific Antigen, bone scan, lymph node biopsy, CT scan.

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