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Can prostate cancer spreading into the lymph nodes area still safe?
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No: Prostate cancer does not tend to spread to lymph nodes until it is quite advanced. These aggressive tumors have a much higher risk of leading to demise from prostate cancer.
Answered 3/1/2014
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