Gleason score 6 for prostate cancer is not necessarily always favourable
October 18, 2009 by Jim Tucker
URO TODAY: Not all patients with a biopsy prostate cancer Gleason score of 6 (< /=3 + 3) – usually considered safe – have low-risk disease, according to new German research. READ MORE>
High-risk Gleason score < /=3 + 3 patients have a similar risk profile as more favourable GS 3 + 4 patients. This finding warrants consideration when deciding on treatment.
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Since General Petraeus is known to have prostate cancer, it will bring much needed attention to this form of cancer.