If a person has an “aggressive” prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9, what does that mean? What’s the outlook when it comes to survival rate and prognosis? Every cancer survivor is unique, of ...
The Gleason score reliably predicts lethal prostate cancer for up to 25 years after diagnosis. High-grade prostate cancers progress rapidly in the short term, while lower grade tumors can still lead ...
Among US men with grade group 1 (GG1) prostate cancer, about 1 in 6 had intermediate- or high-risk disease, along with increased rates of adverse pathology and cancer-specific mortality. This finding ...
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. But what does it mean for this type of cancer to be called aggressive? As a ...
Dr. Neal Patel says biopsy results may not fully capture prostate cancer risk, stressing that PSA, stage and disease volume should also guide treatment. Biopsy results alone may not fully capture the ...