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How Long Since Your Diagnosis?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 30, 2025 | Replies (47)Comment receiving replies
No, the report suggested that there were no other lesions and that the one noted is contained within the prostate. My urologist said that he would have given my suspicious spot a PIRADS 3, not 4. He did suggest a MRI Fusion Guided Biopsy, as I expected and others said. I feel fortunate to be scheduled for that procedure on 9/9 in the morning. Moving forward in a positive way.
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Yes, your urologist’s recommendation is often the case.
It’s often recommended to send scan images and biopsy slides out for an independent 2nd opinion — not because you don’t trust the 1st one or don’t like that opinion. But, because much of the interpretation of images and scans is often as much an art as it is a science, and it’s dependent on the skill and experience of the physician. It’s good to have an independent set of eyes reviewing the image/biopsy for confirmation. Even then, there’s no way to know which one is “right.”