Скачать или смотреть The Uncertainty of Biopsy Results

A prognostic biopsy in ocular melanoma is when a needle is placed within the tumor itself and the sample sent to check for markers that tell us whether the melanoma has a low-likelihood of metastasizing or a high-likelihood of metastasizing. Regardless of your result, the outcomes of these tests are not set in stone. Just because you have low-risk, does not mean you are "home-free" and can discontinue systemic scans and monitoring; and just because you have high-risk results, does not mean that for sure, your melanoma will metastasize in the future. I discuss the reasons for variable test results and how uncertainty in medicine is a good thing for us - it leaves open many possibilities for how we may be able to influence our outcomes.

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