Prevention acts before a disease appears, to avoid its onset.
Diagnosis, instead, intervenes once the disease is already present, allowing its identification and characterisation.
Between the two, there is a crucial point of contact: early diagnosis.
It represents a form of secondary prevention, which helps stop or slow the progression of an existing condition, improving prognosis and treatment effectiveness.
Biopsy as a secondary prevention tool:
Biopsy has always been considered the cornerstone of diagnosis, a decisive step to understand the nature of a disease.
Today, thanks to the precision and safety of modern devices, it also plays a key role in early intervention, when a disease is still at an initial stage and timely action can significantly improve clinical outcomes.
In this sense, biopsy is fully recognised as a form of secondary prevention.
Bone biopsy and soft tissue biopsy:
Bone biopsy is performed to assess lesions and diagnose or monitor haematologic diseases such as leukaemia, anaemia, and multiple myeloma, allowing the evaluation of bone marrow health and the analysis of tissue structure and cellular composition.
Soft tissue biopsy, together with its coaxial systems, is used to investigate abnormalities in organs such as the breast, liver, kidney, prostate, pancreas, and lungs.
The possibility to collect multiple samples through a single insertion reduces patient trauma and speeds up diagnosis, crucial aspects in oncologic screening and prevention programs.
From diagnosis to therapy:
Some devices in the BIOPSY line go beyond diagnosis.
For instance, bone marrow explantation needles allow the collection of tissue that can be used to treat patients with severe haematologic or oncologic diseases.
Transplanted marrow contributes to the regeneration of blood cells and the restoration of bone marrow function, thus playing a clear therapeutic role.
Other BPB MEDICA™ devices also serve therapeutic purposes:
- PAB™, the alcoholization needle, is used for percutaneous ethanol ablation, a minimally invasive procedure that induces controlled necrosis in small tumours, reducing the need for more invasive surgery.
- INTRAOX™, the intraosseous infusion needle, ensures rapid administration of fluids, drugs or blood products directly into the bone marrow, enabling immediate delivery of life-saving treatments in emergencies.
Precision serving health:
At BPB MEDICA™, the precision of biopsy needles is not only dedicated to diagnosis; it forms the foundation of prevention and, in specific cases, therapeutic intervention, reflecting a broader, integrated concept of health.
