Cancer patch test could mean fewer painful biopsies
Source: The West Australian, November 2023
Like most people, Gillian Mazy wasn’t excited about the prospect of having a chunk of skin on her face cut out and checked for cancer.
She put off having a biopsy because she was scared of going under the knife and hoped the recurring “pimple" would go away.
But it didn’t. By the time she was tested, she had to endure two biopsies and several surgeries to deal with the very aggressive cancer.