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Is Prostatic Nodule Cancer?
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Staging and Grading
Grading refers to how abnormal the cells look under a microscope and how likely the cancer is to advance and spread. A pathologist will read the biopsy report and assign a grade to the tumor cells using the Gleason system of scoring.
Staging refers to the extent the cancer has spread. Based on the grade, TNM staging system, PSA test result, digital rectal exam, and possibly imaging tests, the doctor stages the cancer. The overall stage cancer can help the doctor determine...
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Prostate Cancer Treatment: Localized Prostate Cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Statins may protect against prostate cancer, ED
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Advanced prostate cancer deadlier in young men
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Fatty fish may cut prostate cancer risk
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