In touch with the media, Maribel Guardia said so in January must be operated on after undergoing a biopsy.
He made it clear that there is nothing to worry about, but it needs to be done. She didn’t want to say what it was and she didn’t want to say whether the operation would be outpatient. “Thank God it’s not delicate at all.”
She said her mother came out of the operation very well. He fought a second battle with cancer. She had done it at first stomach cancer, cured and then she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was last operated on already.
She commented that she was very depressed because of her mother and curiously it was she who helped her stay put.
“I was very depressed with my mother, but curiously she was the one who cheered me up. She’s a woman with that sense of humor.”
WHAT IS A BIOPSY? WHAT MARIBEL DID
According to MedlinePlus, a biopsy is a procedure to remove cells or tissue from the body you look for the microscope to check if there is any damage or disease.
The pathologist may perform other tests on these cells. Biopsies can be taken from any part of the body.
In most cases, a biopsy is the only test that shows whether a suspicious area has cancer. But biopsies are also done for many other reasons. Other biopsies requiring surgery.
There are two types.
- Fine needle aspiration uses a small needle and is attached to a syringe. Small amounts of tissue cells are removed.
- Core biopsy takes tissue samples using a hollow needle attached to a spring clamp device
