Connect
← Return to Did you choose active surveillance? Why was it a good choice?
Discussion
Did you choose active surveillance? Why was it a good choice?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 14 hours ago | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
Biopsies are only partial results. They may hit all cancerous spots during it or they may miss a bad spot somewhere. You might ask for a Decipher test, which analyzes the tissue samples to see if it's worse than the biopsy is revealing.
I was also 3+4 and recommended for active surveillance util the Decipher said it was 0.68 - meaning high risk, then I immediately went from active surveillance to treatment. And I had fewer 3+4 cores than you.
Replies to "Biopsies are only partial results. They may hit all cancerous spots during it or they may..."
@arizobound @survivor5280
@arizobound, Good information from @survivor5280
A biopsy report cannot show that cancer is not present in other areas than the biopsies locations.
A Decipher test only test the tissues submitted that have already been taken and then does a genetic test to determine risk of those biopsies.
My pathlogy report 3+4=7 was rated as intermediate risk. My Decipher came back low risk.
I and many other you will see recommend Decipher as is more specific and better determination of biopsies than pathologist reading.
When I had my radiation treatment I asked the R/O if doing only the locations identified by pathology or all prostate. I was told all prostate. We want to make sure we get all the cancer cells and said dealing with cancer at celluar level and don't want to miss anything not seen by MRIs and biopsies.
Connect
My decipher score is score 0.41. thank you for your input let me know if you can think of anything else in your opinion.