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Akshay’s father often complains about a regular chest pain, persistent cough, hoarseness and feeling of breathlessness. The doctor predicted that his father might be suffering from any form of a cancer and should be diagnosed as early as possible. Mention the types of method to diagnose cancer.

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Main methods to detect cancer are:

  1. Biopsy and histopathological study of tissue and blood.
  2. Bone marrow tests for leukemia.
  3. Radiography used to detect the cancer of internal organs.
  4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to detect the pathological and physiological changes in living tissue.
  5. Use of Monoclonal antibodies to detect cancer-specific antigens.
  6. Computed tomography to generate 3-D image of the internal tissue.
  7. Technique of molecular biology to detect inherited susceptibility of cancer.


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