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Gleason score
This is how pathologists grade prostate cancer on needle biopsies. It ranges from 1-5 and the.Most two common patterns are added to get a gleason score which can range from 2-10 the higher the score the.More aggressive the cancer.
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What is the gleason score?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is a gleason score of 7?
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A 72-year old male asked:
Male age72.Gleason score of 6.What is my prognosis?
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A 34-year old asked:
Could anyone please tell me what a gleason score is?
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A 43-year old asked:
Could you explain what does a gleason score of 7 mean?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: gleason score?
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A member asked:
Gleason score eqivalent without biopsy?
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A 30-year old asked:
Could a patient receive a gleason score of 0?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Does a Gleason score of 8 mean prognosis is very bad. So much info on Internet is very scary and they all seem to give false inaccurate ?
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A 43-year old asked:
For gleason score of 7, what are my treatment options?
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A 42-year old male asked about a 67-year old male:
Age 75, PSA 12.5, Gleason score 3+4=7. What should we do?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can you tell me how bad is a gleason score of 9 for prostate cancer?
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A 36-year old asked:
Should i be concerned if my uncle has prostate cancer, what is a gleason score?
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A 49-year old asked:
What to do if a friend has a gleason score of 5 prostate cancer. What does this mean?
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A 70-year old male asked:
Following removal of my prostate and lympth nodes and 24 months of lupron (leuprolide) shots. What would recommend going forward. Gleason score 7 one node involvement.
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A 43-year old male asked:
Have prostate cancer now with gleason score of 6. Is it ok to have a drink once a week?
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A 72-year old male asked:
I am a male age 72 years old gleason score 6.My urologist said that it has not spread .Doctor, what is your take on this?What is your opinoun obn this?
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A member asked:
My dad has a Gleason score of 7 no further details will be given until appnmt. What is survival rate of that score for a 63 yr old? He is also diabetic and takes insulin and metformin
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A 68-year old male asked:
I had a radical prostatectomy in July. Gleason score 8, Grade Group 4, Seminal vessel invasion. Do I need radiation now?
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A 68-year old male asked:
I am diagnosed with prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 6. ISUP grade Group 1. My Urologist proposed a robotic assisted prostatectomy. My question: What other scanning can I undergo to establish if cancer is not present in other areas?
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A 49-year old asked:
I have prostate cancer. I have a gleson score of 7. I will have a radical robotic prostatectomy in 5 weeks. Is there a diet to slow the cancer growth?
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A 75-year old male asked:
What is the probability of prostate 1/2 benign and 1/2 gleason 9 spreading?
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A male asked:
I have gleason 7 (3+4), up from a 6, looking at robotic sx or brachy/ext radiation combo. any advice for which way to go?
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A 21-year old asked:
What is the gleason system?
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A 72-year old male asked:
Male 72.Gleason score6.What are my iptios?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can gleason IV prostate adenocarcinoma be treated?
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A male asked:
I have a PSA of 5.1, Gleason of 7 (3-4) and 1 out of 12 cores positive. I s Active survallance an option?
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A 55-year old male asked:
Gleason (4, 5). I understand this is an aggressive type of prostate cancer. But how aggressive in terms of time before it spreads.
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A 39-year old asked:
Psa 7, gleason 8, 30cc prostate, 1cm spot, patient 68yr, no apparent metastities. is radical prostatectomy the best option, can you tell me?
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A 75-year old male asked:
Can poroton therapy be used on prostate cancer of 9 on gleason and psa of 21?
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