Online Cancer Information
By: Charlotte Ames
Updated: November 6, 2007
If you or someone you love is suffering from cancer, a new website can help you learn more about what you're dealing with.
Pathologists are physicians who specialize in diagnosing diseases like cancer by examining tissue, blood, and body fluids in the laboratory. Now the College of American Pathologists has created a new website for patients that explains lab tests, contains a glossary of terms related to cancer, and lists treatment options.
You'll find the web site at www.mybiopsy.org
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Pathologists are physicians who specialize in diagnosing diseases like cancer by examining tissue, blood, and body fluids in the laboratory. Now the College of American Pathologists has created a new website for patients that explains lab tests, contains a glossary of terms related to cancer, and lists treatment options.
You'll find the web site at www.mybiopsy.org
.
Charlotte Ames is the area's only local Health Reporter and brings you the latest medical health news weeknights. You can catch Healthcast on WTAJ News at 5:00pm and her Health Headlines report on WTAJ News at 5:30pm.