Tests and scans

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There are many different types of tests or scans you might have to find out if you have cancer. The type you need depends on the symptoms you have and the part of the body affected. You might also have these to monitor your cancer during and after treatment.

A

Anal examination (anoscopy) and biopsy

B

Biopsy for pancreatic cancer

Biopsy of the eye

Blood tests for cancers

Bone density scan (DEXA, DXA)

Bone marrow test

Brain angiogram

Breast ultrasound scan

C

CT colonography

Capsule endoscopy

Cervical biopsy (cone biopsy)

Cholangiography

Cystoscopy to check for cancer

D

Looking at your mole or skin (dermoscopy)

Draining fluid from your chest or tummy

E

ECG (electrocardiogram)

ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography)

Echo (echocardiogram)

Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)

Endoscopic ultrasound for lung cancers

Endoscopy for cancers

Examination of anus and rectum (back passage)

Examination of your prostate

Eye examination

F

FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridisation)

FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Test)

Flexible sigmoidoscopy

Fluorescein angiogram of the eye

G

Gastroscopy for stomach cancers

I

IVU (Intravenous urogram) or IVP (Intravenous pyelogram)

K

L

LLETZ - Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone

Lumbar puncture

Lymph node ultrasound and biopsy - groin

Lymph node ultrasound and biopsy – under the arm (axillary)

M

MRCP and MRI scan

Mediastinoscopy

Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) scan for prostate cancer

N

Neck lymph node ultrasound and biopsy

Needle biopsy of the thyroid

Needle biopsy through the skin for lung cancer

Neuroendoscopy to take a sample of tissue

P

Pelvic examination

Pelvic examination under anaesthetic

Penile dynamic sentinel lymph node biopsy

Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC)

R

Radioactive scans for neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)

S

Surgical biopsy for lung cancer

T

Thoracoscopy and pleural biopsy

Transperineal biopsy for prostate cancer

Transrectal ultrasound scan (TRUS) and biopsy for prostate cancer

Transvaginal ultrasound scan

U

Ultrasound scan

Ultrasound scan of the ovaries

V

Video of your throat and larynx (transnasal oesophagoscopy)

Video of your vocal cords (videostroboscopy)

W

X

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