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What is the prognosis for prostate cancer?
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Depends: The prognosis of prostate cancer, like most cancers, depends on the histologic characteristics of the tumor, clinical staging of the cancer, response to treatment and many unknown factors. See this site for more information. http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-survival-rates-what-they-mean.
Answered 5/3/2018
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