Prostate cancer-related abbreviations: What acronym would you add?

As guys get diagnosed & go searching for support groups like this, we find ourselves bewildered by acronyms that unfortunately become part of our lives, so get thrown into discussions as second nature.

But it would be helpful for the newly-diagnosed (and their partners) to have an easy reference that quickly explains some of these terms.

For me, my MRI came back saying that I have "a PI-RADS 4 lesion in the right apex, quite significant on the B2000 imaging."
Í had to ask Google for the bad news.
Biopsy confirmed cancer etc etc.

Would someone be able to compile a quick list of translations for this stuff (not sure if you can make it "sticky", for the top of the page)

Scary terms include:

PSADT
IDC
PIRADS
TULSA-PRO
HIFU
ARC
AS
PMSA PET scan
SBRT

Even terms like Gleeson - and the difference between 3+4 and 4+3 would be best explained for newbies.

I wonder if this glossary helps
https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/prostate-cancer-glossary

As guys get diagnosed & go searching for support groups like this, we find ourselves bewildered by acronyms that unfortunately become part of our lives, so get thrown into discussions as second nature.

But it would be helpful for the newly-diagnosed (and their partners) to have an easy reference that quickly explains some of these terms.

For me, my MRI came back saying that I have "a PI-RADS 4 lesion in the right apex, quite significant on the B2000 imaging."
Í had to ask Google for the bad news.
Biopsy confirmed cancer etc etc.

Would someone be able to compile a quick list of translations for this stuff (not sure if you can make it "sticky", for the top of the page)

Scary terms include:

PSADT
IDC
PIRADS
TULSA-PRO
HIFU
ARC
AS
PMSA PET scan
SBRT

Even terms like Gleeson - and the difference between 3+4 and 4+3 would be best explained for newbies.

As a relatively new follower of this feed, I gotta tell ya- All of these initialisms are driving me crazy- IDC, EBRT, PBT, QO, etc, etc. It is a real pain in the prostate ( PITP) to have to look these up somewhere on the internet while I'm reading an informative post.

I have a dream- Imagine having a reference for this all in one place, like right here?

Idea: How about if we devote this post exclusively to explaining what these all mean to create a helpful resource for those of us who don't know a TNM from a HIFU.

Just enter a couple of intialisms that you're familiar with in the comment section, and if we get enough of them maybe we can compile them all into another post for print-out and easy reference?

I'll get it started with a few of the basics that I know:

PCa- Prostate Cancer
ADT- Androgen Deprivation Therapy (hormone therapy)
DRE- Digital Rectal Examination (a physical exam of the prostate)

Let the initialisms begin!

Thank you!

As a relatively new follower of this feed, I gotta tell ya- All of these initialisms are driving me crazy- IDC, EBRT, PBT, QO, etc, etc. It is a real pain in the prostate ( PITP) to have to look these up somewhere on the internet while I'm reading an informative post.

I have a dream- Imagine having a reference for this all in one place, like right here?

Idea: How about if we devote this post exclusively to explaining what these all mean to create a helpful resource for those of us who don't know a TNM from a HIFU.

Just enter a couple of intialisms that you're familiar with in the comment section, and if we get enough of them maybe we can compile them all into another post for print-out and easy reference?

I'll get it started with a few of the basics that I know:

PCa- Prostate Cancer
ADT- Androgen Deprivation Therapy (hormone therapy)
DRE- Digital Rectal Examination (a physical exam of the prostate)

Let the initialisms begin!

Thank you!

As a relatively new follower of this feed, I gotta tell ya- All of these initialisms are driving me crazy- IDC, EBRT, PBT, QO, etc, etc. It is a real pain in the prostate ( PITP) to have to look these up somewhere on the internet while I'm reading an informative post.

I have a dream- Imagine having a reference for this all in one place, like right here?

Idea: How about if we devote this post exclusively to explaining what these all mean to create a helpful resource for those of us who don't know a TNM from a HIFU.

Just enter a couple of intialisms that you're familiar with in the comment section, and if we get enough of them maybe we can compile them all into another post for print-out and easy reference?

I'll get it started with a few of the basics that I know:

PCa- Prostate Cancer
ADT- Androgen Deprivation Therapy (hormone therapy)
DRE- Digital Rectal Examination (a physical exam of the prostate)

Let the initialisms begin!

Thank you!

As a relatively new follower of this feed, I gotta tell ya- All of these initialisms are driving me crazy- IDC, EBRT, PBT, QO, etc, etc. It is a real pain in the prostate ( PITP) to have to look these up somewhere on the internet while I'm reading an informative post.

I have a dream- Imagine having a reference for this all in one place, like right here?

Idea: How about if we devote this post exclusively to explaining what these all mean to create a helpful resource for those of us who don't know a TNM from a HIFU.

Just enter a couple of intialisms that you're familiar with in the comment section, and if we get enough of them maybe we can compile them all into another post for print-out and easy reference?

I'll get it started with a few of the basics that I know:

PCa- Prostate Cancer
ADT- Androgen Deprivation Therapy (hormone therapy)
DRE- Digital Rectal Examination (a physical exam of the prostate)

Let the initialisms begin!

Thank you!

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@turocket They're a great marketing machine too.