A 67-year-old man presents to the ED with acute urinary retention after 24 hours of worsening suprapubic discomfort and inability to pass urine.
A catheter is inserted, draining 850 mL with symptomatic relief.
He brings recent outpatient investigation results:
PSA: 10.8 ng/mL
mpMRI: PI-RADS 4 lesion
Biopsy: Gleason 3+4 adenocarcinoma (3/12 cores)
CT abdomen/pelvis: No metastatic disease
ECOG 0, otherwise healthy
While reviewing his case, your ED resident asks you:
“He mentioned the PREDICT Prostate tool, endorsed by NICE and developed by Cambridge University. What exactly does that tool tell patients?”
Which ONE of the following best describes the primary function of the PREDICT Prostate tool?