Fear of cancer often leads to an invasive biopsyA test done to determine the presence of cancer by removing small samples of tissue from an individual’s organ to examine them under a microscope., which can cause many undesirable consequences. Soar helps your doctor avoid unwarranted biopsies by calculating your most probable conditions and then recommending tests for them that are often much simpler, easier and less costly than a biopsy.
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- If prostate cancerUncontrolled growth of the cells of the prostate. is not the most likely cause of your elevated PSA, you should pause before you biopsy.
- Biopsies are invasive, sometimes painful (blood can appear in urine and semen for weeks or even months), as well as costly and time-consuming.
- Roughly 40% of men aged 50 and 70% of men aged 70 run significant risk of discovering non-aggressive cancer, which can trigger unwarranted psychological fears, external pressures for treatment, the risk of severe side effects including impotence and incontinence, higher insurance premiums, and potential barriers to future life and health insurance coverage.
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