Histology

Histology - The study of the microscopic structures present in cells and tissues. Histology of biopsy samples is essential for cancer diagnosis, and for determining what type of cancer may be present in the tissue and cells. Histology can also be used to determine how cancerous tumors might respond to chemotherapy drugs.

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