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Any other methods Better than PSA to monitor prostate cancer?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 8 1:13pm | Replies (51)
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bens1, Regarding having a Decipher test. Yes you are correct. I was original diagnosed with intermediate risk of metastasizing prostrate cancer based on biopsies. Hormone treatments were recommended based on that diagnosis.

I had the Decipher test after the biopsies (using the biopsies) and it came back low risk. The Mayo Oncologist/Radiologist notified me that based on Decipher test results the recommendation for hormone treatments was no longer recommended just radiation.

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survivor5280 | @survivor5280 | Feb 7 3:10pm

And mine was the opposite. My PSA + biopsy put me right on the bubble of active surveillance but when Decipher came back as high risk I went right into treatment options (prostatectomy).

Decipher has been sort of a gold standard for prediction, and PSA at least gives an indication.

Recently I linked up all my various health sites to my Apple Health app, one of which was Labcorp, and I can see my PSA rising over the past 5 years and it was right on the money - it meant trouble.

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