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How can you distinguish between benign and malignant prostate cancer?
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Gleason Scoring: Pathologists use the Gleason score to determine the aggressiveness of the prostate cancer 6 is indolent 7 is intermediate 8-10 aggressive prostate cancer Your physician will also take into account your PSA and stage to determine your prostate cancer risk grouping.
Answered 10/8/2017
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