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Serial mpMRI’s

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@handera We live in a technological age of testing, scans, numbers and scores.
One hundred years ago when none of this was available, men walked around with prostatic lesions - some totally benign, some so-so, others a bit more feisty, and yes, others that would grow, spread and kill them.
None of that has changed one bit.
I think your training regimen and better fitness level is terrific! It’s a lot of hard work and requires discipline and sacrifice. I would say that all these improved numbers are a result of that hard work.
But how can anyone EVER know if your original lesions with the higher PIRADS scores would have ever amounted to anything more than diffuse PIN or BPH? Who knows if that small G3+4 was destined to go onto anything more aggressive than the original ‘low risk’ category?
I guess what I’m saying is that ultramarathoners get deadly PCa, couch potatoes get it too. Meat, egg and dairy eaters get it, but many, many don’t…it’s a riddle inside an enigma! Don’t think it will be solved in our lifetimes.
Meanwhile, congratulations on your recent results and best wishes for staying on ‘that side’ of the forum!
Phil

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@heavyphil

Thanks for the good wishes!

You're right, most of life is more accurately portrayed as a series of anomalies.

...so here's to "What's next!"

All the best!