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@robertmizek

Welcome to our group. Before I weigh in with questions that I’d ask may ask a few things?

1. Are you seeking care at a local community hospital or a center of excellence that utilizes a multi-discipline Tumor Board to review each case?
2. Was an MRI performed before the Biopsy?
3. Was the Biopsy a random 12 core or was it a MRI guided Fusion biopsy?
4. Was there any discussion of having a decipher test or similar genetic test run on the sample to assess the aggressiveness of the cancer?

The reason I ask is because each of these things can make a big difference in outcome, treatment options and quality of life issues like sexual health and urinary continence.

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Thanks Robert
To answer your questions:
All procedures through College of Medicine/Urology/Oncology Dept University of Florida
MRI before Biopsy Multiple parametric.
Biopsy guided fusion
13 cores,12 normal, 1with 3+4 lesson.
Decipher test= low risk