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Dr Scholz was saying in one video, which I don't think I marked down, that Decipher often makes huge scores in comparison to others he uses, like way off from two or three others he uses in their practice. So he tends to ignore Decipher in many cases, but he may use it in some circumstances, it wasn't clear from what I saw. I have seen that in one video. Many other people saying differing biopsy sample sent returned way differing scores on Decipher probably from differing providers they tried during there working on finding a right provider for them, so I have seen that too - same lesion way differing score. Other mention it scored higher comparison to other tests, so not noted by their docs but differing providers they worked with used differing tests, giving exactly what Dr Scholz says the same basically - which is Decipher scores way higher than other tests.

I don't think Monte Carlo medicine is for me. Keep in mind some circumstances probability models and data models can work, but they also break down badly. In quantum electronics they model electron orbitals with these monte carlo methods to try and find if they should build a semiconductor with arsenic + silcone or some other things. They use these methods in labs before experimenting, so for experimental purposes and modelling. I don't like being an experiment too much. But if it works for you, then it is for you I guess.

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I know one guy that had the Prolaris, Decipher and Artera AI tests, And they all came in about the same. People in here who have had multiple tests have Usually have them come in very similar. I can imagine there are people that don’t have this happen. I seem to remember one time a significant difference occurred.