DIPG: to biopsy or not to biopsy

Update: 2020-11-16

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For many years we didn't biopsy the tumour when the scans suggested that the tumour was a DIPG. This episode explains why that has changed, and the emerging role of biopsy.

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DIPG: to biopsy or not to biopsy