A member asked:

Help please? how long after a biopsy does one learn the stage of cancer?

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Dr. Carlos Encarnacion answered

Specializes in Medical Oncology

Good question: Depends on the cancer. The biopsy only proves the presence of cancer. Docs need more info to tell. Sometimes you can tell with scans, other times it is not until a person gets definite surgery that you know the stage.

Answered 2/10/2014

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