Dr. Peter Scardino speaks about the 4Kscore Test

"I think the 4Kscore Test is a great tool for helping us...learn how to test smarter, how to screen patients with PSA smarter and more accurately.” -Dr. Peter Scardino
How Does the 4Kscore Test Work?
Prostate cancer is the 2nd most deadly cancer afflicting men and estimated to kill more than 29,000 men in the US in 2014. Urologists and primary care physicians currently screen men for prostate cancer using the PSA test and digital rectal exam (DRE). PSA screening, however, is not specific at identifying prostate cancer, and only about 20% of prostate biopsies performed following an elevated PSA reading find aggressive prostate cancer. That means that up to 80% of prostate biopsies are avoidable saving time, cost and discomfort for the patient and healthcare system.
The 4Kscore Test is a blood test that delivers a patient-specific personalized risk score for having aggressive prostate cancer. The 4Kscore Test can help reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies, by providing information to improve decision making before ordering a prostate biopsy.

[@josephmaher1350]

Well done. Thank you . Just found out my 4K is 39.5.
I’m 77, PSA trending upwards, now at 7.35. Free 2.5 etc.
Relatively symptom free.
4K score convinced me to schedule first biopsy( at NYU) next month.
As a patient I value such tests/ information . Thanks to all of you for your dedication and expertise.

[@seascape35]

Husband speaking here. I am 71, and had a PSA that went up to 6.8 over time.
I did not want to get a biopsy, if I could avoid it. I requested a 4KScore, and had results as follows: 1%, which means low risk of aggressive cancer, and a free to total ratio of PSA of 36%, which is also very good. This meant I could avoid the biopsy!

[@jeffzest8393]

Versus pca3?

[@billycaldwell8103]

Lose the background music , its not needed, it deters the message !