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Why are urologists dismissive about Decipher?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 6 hours ago | Replies (26)
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Decipher wouldn't have been very relevant for me — since my cancer had already metastasised, there's no need to assess the metastasis risk 🙂 — but on general principle, I'd back the oncologists over the urologists.

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vircet | @vircet | 3 days ago

In my understanding, only "medically necessary" procedures are covered by our taxpayer-funded medical care. I asked my oncologist about Decipher test. I was told it's done for high risk patients; It was indicated to me that I didn't need it because I wasn't high risk. I didn't argue with my oncologist.

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