Medical Oncologist, Mark Scholz, MD, answers patients' questions about the genomic tests used in prostate cance. One, SelectMDx, that is used to determine if a man with a suspicious PSA or DRE needs to investigate further with an MRI or a biopsy, and another, Decipher, which is sometimes used to determine whether a man with a borderline case—usually Gleason 3+4—needs treatment or can pursue active surveillance.

0:09 Does an unfavorable Decipher score mean I need to go off of active surveillance?

2:07 What does my SelectMDx score mean?

4:41 Is there an argument for just going straight to an mpMRI and forgoing tests like SelectMDx, 4K, etc?

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