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Biopsy or not?

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I recently had an MRI with contrast which detected lump on prostrate but no lymph node or other areas showed up. The staff at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa scheduled me for MRI guided biopsy, but after doc reviewed my case which included recent rise in PSA from 1.4 to 4, the doc changed order to perform new urine test to determine if biopsy is really necesary. Here is link describling the new urine test:
https://prevention.cancer.gov/news-and-events/blog/improved-prostate-cancer-biomarker-test-may-help-men-avoid-unnecessary-biopsy
I received the urine test kit in mail and sent my sample off for testing and hope to hear results soon to possibly skip another biopsy. I just turned 80 last month and have previously survived esophageal cancel, kidney cancer, and thyroid cancer treatment at Moffitt.
Don

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Wow, you’ve been blessed to survive all this. I lost my brother to esophagus C