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Virtual Biopsy Can Tell Whether Colon Polyp Is Benign Without Removal, Researchers Say ScienceDaily (May 22, 2008) — A probe so sensitive that it can tell whether or not a cell living within the human body is veering towards cancer development may revolutionize how future colonoscopies are done, say researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. Investigators have found that technology known as a high resolution confocal endomicroscopy probe system can determine whether a colon polyp is benign (not precancerous) - without having to remove it for examination by a pathologist. Their study, to be presented at the Digestive...

Katherine Harris to have surgery Fri Jul 7, 7:28 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. - Rep. Katherine Harris (news, bio, voting record) announced Friday she will undergo surgery later this month to remove an ovarian mass, which will be tested to determine if it is malignant. ADVERTISEMENT The 49-year-old congresswoman, who is campaigning for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, will visit Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington for preoperative testing Monday, her campaign office said in a statement. The minimally invasive surgical procedure is scheduled for July 17. Harris rose to national prominence as Florida's secretary of state during...

Asking for the prayers for my wife (Anita) who is going in for a fine needle biopsy of her thyroid today. Her doctor found a lump in her throat during her annual physical exam and has done a couple of scans in which they found nodules on her thyroid. Seems when it rains it pours, I'm just now recovering from my chemotherapy and finally getting my hair back when she had her exam.

Thank you all for your continued prayer for my fiance's mom. She was taken to the hospital yesterday and is now there on oxygen. Her biopsy reports will come in tomorrow. Right now, her health seems to be getting worse rather than better, but her spirits have risen and she and my fiance have been able to spend some time together. The rest of the family will be with her today too, so I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who's been praying. We're still hoping the doctors will be able to find out what exactly is wrong...

<p>ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) -- A hospital apologized for a laboratory mistake that resulted in the amputation of a healthy woman's breasts after she was mistakenly told she had an aggressive form of cancer.</p> <p>Dr. Daniel Foley, medical director of United Hospital, told KARE-TV in the Twin Cities that the St. Paul hospital had made changes so "this kind of mixup would never happen again."</p>