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When you have a urine test then they do a fish test is that to determine the type of cancer?
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Yes.: Fluorescence in situ hybridization is a technique which helps identify specific abnormalities in the dna of the studied cells. This can be used to identify the specific genetic makeup of the cancer therefore allowing precise targeting.
Answered 1/19/2013
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