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@brianjarvis Thank you for your comment and support. My PCP suggested the MRI following 2 years of steady climb in my PSA and an increase in nocturnal. I’ll look into the tests you mentioned. I’m working with doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and two tests have been ordered so far: Prostox and ArteraAI. Prostox predicts the likelihood of severe, long-term radiation side effects. ArteraAI predicts cancer progression and overall survival, and helps identify whether a patient would benefit from specific treatments like hormone therapy.

I was told Decipher is most useful for patients considering Active Surveillance, and less helpful if I’m planning to treat. Is there a good counterpoint to this view? Thanks again for your input!

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@jlhiggins01 I used information from the OncotypeDx test (in 2012) in my decision to go on active surveillance, and the Prolaris test (in 2020) in my decision to go off active surveillance, I never had a decipher test.