The New Breast Biopsy

Bye-Bye, Breast Biopsy?

By Francesca Coltrera
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the June 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Francesca Coltrera reports on elastography, a new way to test for breast cancer.

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