title: What do I say to my patient who needs a biopsy?
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, and Department of Oral Oncology, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia. ahovan@bccancer.bc.ca
authors.forename: Allan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hovan
authors.forename: Denise M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Laronde
authors.forename: Lewei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Brenda L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Currie
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000523:psychology*; D032882:Comprehension; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010349:Patient Compliance