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Husband has Gleason score 3+4 = 7 (Grade Group 2 Perineural Invasive)?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 17 4:31pm | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
my Gleason score was 3+4 in on biopsy sample and 3+3 in another; no cribriform and the other 10 biopsy samples were OK. Decipher score: ..45, I'm 79. For me, Active Surveillance seems right. All the previous responses are on the money. Get the Dr Walsh book--it's a great resource. Take time to get more and more information (other opinions, too). Based on the results you describe, there's no rush.
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It definitely sounds like you are a case for active surveillance. Did you see the videos that were posted from the doctors that discuss if active surveillance is right?
Have you had an MRI of your prostate? An MRI guided biopsy assures that the spots that showed up as possibly cancerous are the spots that the samples are taken from. They only get one percent of the prostate when they do a biopsy so they can miss a lot.
Would you consider getting an expert to review your biopsy samples?. It might cost $500.