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Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and still gathering information
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 4 9:01am | Replies (150)Comment receiving replies
I was also just diagnosed this week. I had six cores show positive for cancer. Three cores were 3+4. Two cores were 4+3. And one core was 4+5. I also have to get a PSMA pet scan done before Deciding on what treatment to do. I live in Pennsylvania, but I’m only an hour away from John Hopkins. I joined this group to try to clear my head.
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An hour from Hopkins? Lucky you - one of THE BEST in the world.
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That one core that was 4+5 is your Gleason score?. The other cores are irrelevant when it comes to what the doctors rely on.
Gleason nine is very aggressive and you should get to the best place you can go to get treatment.
Not only should you get a PSMA pet scan you should try to get a decipher score which you tell how likely it is that you will have a recurrence. With Gleeson nine recurrence chances are very high.
If you want the best progression free survival be proactive and get the best treatment you can find.