Approved by the Cancer.Net Editorial Board, 04/2015. 1  A biopsy is the removal of a small amount of tissue. It is an important way doctors diagnose many different types of cancer.  The sample removed during the biopsy needs to be processed and analyzed before the doctor can make a diagnosis.
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