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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 18 hours ago | Replies (24)

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@hirejohn

Having been diagnosed via fusion biopsy at a center of excellence with what appeared to be low volume low risk Gleason 3+3 prostate cancer a few months ago, I was blindsided by a “high risk” Decipher result. So have been doing a lot of reading on Decipher. Although I’ve not heard it referred to as the “gold standard”, it does appear that many professionals use it as one of several tools to diagnose prostate cancer and determine treatment both pre and post op. I have likewise seen a number of posts on this site where individuals have altered their treatment plans, from more aggressive to less and vice versa, based on their Decipher results. Suffice to say that my high risk Decipher score has certainly made my decision process more complicated and exhaustive but perhaps that’s not a bad thing at the end of the day.

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Have you read my threads on 2nd & 3rd Opinions of your Biopsy result Gleason 3 + 3 = 6
My 1st Transperineal MRI Fusion Biopsy was negative . My MRI was PI Rads 5 .
My 2nd Biopsy was Gleason 3 + 3 + 6 . A 2nd opinion was changed to ALL Gleason 3 + 4 = 7 in all the six target cores . A 3rd opinion changed again to Four Cores Gleason 3 + 3 = 6 and the remaining two cores Glleason 3 + 4 = 7
I suggest , as recommended in Dr. Patrick Walsh's Book " Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer ", that you get a 2nd or 3rd opinion of your biopsy pathology results .
Finally . I personally would not make any major treatment decisions on a Decipher Score -- It
is only an additional marker BioMARKER !! . The real treatment options are determined by
your Biopsy plus Bone & CT Scans , or PSMA PET CT Scan .