ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.
Some kinds of cancer and cancer treatment can cause bleeding problems. Bleeding problems can also be caused by another condition that is not cancer. Cancer and cancer treatment can make existing bleeding problems worse. Bleeding problems can also affect the type of treatment you receive.
Normal blood clotting is called coagulation. It is a complex process that involves certain types of blood cells and proteins. The blood cells are small cells called platelets. The proteins involved in clotting are called clotting factors or coagulation factors.
